NEVADA HIGH

NEVADA HIGH, a large senior high in NEVADA, Missouri, part of NEVADA R-V, instructs 754 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 5 schools in NEVADA R-V (2,350 students total), NEVADA HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NEVADA HIGH reports that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, NEVADA HIGH records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting NEVADA HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEVADA HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Vernon County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,230, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. NEVADA HIGH is one of 15 public schools in Vernon County (combined enrollment of about 2,938 students).

The closest other public school is TRUMAN ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NEVADA HIGH comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.0%.

NEVADA HIGH operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEVADA HIGH has expanded 5%, going from 720 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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