NEWBURG HIGH

NEWBURG HIGH is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in NEWBURG, Missouri, part of NEWBURG R-II. The school enrolls 152 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so NEWBURG HIGH sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

NEWBURG HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by NEWBURG R-II, a district that works with 309 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NEWBURG HIGH reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at NEWBURG HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Phelps County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, NEWBURG HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Phelps County indicate median household income runs about $58,396, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEWBURG HIGH is one of 15 public schools in Phelps County (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students).

The closest other public school is NEWBURG ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWBURG HIGH at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 179 students in 2018 compared to 152 in 2025.

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