NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH

NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH, a minimally staffed secondary school in WARDELL, Missouri, part of NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-I, enrolls 134 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-I (248 students total), NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder reads as 6% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 52.0%.

In the broader community, Pemiscot County reports that median household income runs about $40,089, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 26%. In all, Pemiscot County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,865 students), of which NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is ROSS ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.2%.

NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 141 (now 134). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 12% to 6% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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