NIXA HIGH

As a sizable high school in NIXA, Missouri, NIXA HIGH works with 2,041 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Nixa Public Schools. That puts it 307% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Nixa Public Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,792 students; NIXA HIGH is among them.

Looking at the student body, NIXA HIGH lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NIXA HIGH records 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Christian County's rate of about 33%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NIXA HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 86.1%, a residual of +35.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Christian County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Christian County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students), NIXA HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MATHEWS ELEM., around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NIXA HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 1,711 students in 2018 compared to 2,041 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.