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Enrollment
785
High
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I·NCES 290543000100
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH
7151 RAIDER RD, BONNE TERRE, MO 63628 · (573) 431-3300 · St. Francois County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Missouri public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
348 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 162 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 187 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 231 | 29% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
7.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -17.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are down about 17 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.6% | 37.0% | 36.5% | 23.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 17.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.9% | 21.9% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 24.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NORTH CO. SR. HIGH
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CO. SR. HIGH this school | 785 | 44.3% | 26.0% |
| DESOTO SR. HIGH DESOTO | 862 | 42.7% | 52.7% |
| UNION HIGH UNION | 956 | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| BOLIVAR HIGH BOLIVAR | 831 | 41.8% | 44.4% |
| ST. CLAIR HIGH ST CLAIR | 627 | 46.7% | 38.0% |
| CLINTON SR. HIGH CLINTON | 614 | 41.4% | 40.2% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NORTH CO. SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #346 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #441 of 453 ▼ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #278 of 382 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #119 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #268 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #214 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #229 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #26 of 187 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
785
-90 (-10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 785 | 48.8 | 16.1:1 | 44% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 879 | 49.8 | 17.7:1 | 38% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 52.7 | 16.6:1 | 48% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 53% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 60.4 | 15.8:1 | 56% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 56 | 16.0:1 | 52% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 55 | 17.1:1 | 41% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 48 | 21.5:1 | 20% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 41 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH CO. SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (956 to 785); teachers down 19% (60.4 to 48.8).
About NORTH CO. SR. HIGH
In BONNE TERRE, Missouri, NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is a large high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 785 students. High schools in Missouri average about 501 students, which makes this school 57% larger than average.
Across its 5 schools, NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I enrolls 2,581 students. NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is one of those schools.
At NORTH CO. SR. HIGH, 90% of students are White. It is also 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put St. Francois County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, NORTH CO. SR. HIGH has a ratio of 16.1:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri is 3.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 44%. The gap from the 56% average for public schools in St. Francois County is 12 points.
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Missouri public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is -17.3 points, in the bottom 10% of Missouri. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.0%, and the predicted rate is 43.3%.
St. Francois County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $57,477, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,962, NORTH CO. SR. HIGH among them.
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is about 0.7 miles from NORTH COUNTY PRIMARY, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. NORTH CO. SR. HIGH ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.0% against a local average of 43.0%.
The NCES locale for NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 875 to 785. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.8 to 16.1 over 4 years.
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St. Francois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I
- NORTH COUNTY PRIMARYElementary · 673 students
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- NORTH CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 364 students
- INTERMEDIATE SCH.Middle · 355 students
- UNITEC CAREER CTR.High
Other schools in BONNE TERRE
- NORTH COUNTY PRIMARYElementary · 673 students
- EAST RECEP/DIAG CORR CENT/ACADHigh
- EAST RECEP/DIAG CORR CENT/DIAGHigh
- UNITEC CAREER CTR.High
Nearby schools
- NORTH COUNTY PRIMARY0.7 mi · 673
- INTERMEDIATE SCH.2.3 mi · 355
- NORTH CO. MIDDLE2.5 mi · 364
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.2.5 mi · 404
- CENTRAL ELEM.3.3 mi · 530
- CENTRAL HIGH4.3 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH CO. SR. HIGHHow large is NORTH CO. SR. HIGH?
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 785 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NORTH CO. SR. HIGH serve?
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does NORTH CO. SR. HIGH have?
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is NORTH CO. SR. HIGH?
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH CO. SR. HIGH?
NORTH CO. SR. HIGH is overseen by NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I in St. Francois County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.