OSAGE HIGH

OSAGE HIGH is a senior high of mid-sized scale in OSAGE BEACH, Missouri, operated by SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE, hosting 678 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so OSAGE HIGH sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE (2,006 students total), OSAGE HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, OSAGE HIGH logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, OSAGE HIGH has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Miller County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, OSAGE HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 68.8%, a residual of +18.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Miller County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $56,736 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miller County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students), of which OSAGE HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: OSAGE UPPER ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OSAGE HIGH at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. OSAGE HIGH's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 593 (now 678). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 93% to 86%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the OSAGE HIGH community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.