NORTHEAST HIGH

Located at 301 W MARTIN, in CAIRO, Missouri, NORTHEAST HIGH is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that educates 164 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

NORTHEAST HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV, a district that instructs 322 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NORTHEAST HIGH records that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest breaks down as 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at NORTHEAST HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Randolph County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTHEAST HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Randolph County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,033, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTHEAST HIGH is one of 17 public schools in Randolph County (combined enrollment of about 3,375 students).

The closest other public school is NORTHEAST ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, NORTHEAST HIGH comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 227 students in 2018 compared to 164 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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