OTTERVILLE HIGH

Located at 101 W GEORGETOWN ST, in OTTERVILLE, Missouri, OTTERVILLE HIGH is a minimally staffed high school that hosts 102 students (grades 6 through 12), run under OTTERVILLE R-VI. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.

OTTERVILLE R-VI comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 217 students; OTTERVILLE HIGH is among them.

Demographically, OTTERVILLE HIGH lists that nearly all students (95%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, OTTERVILLE HIGH records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Cooper County's rate of about 75%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OTTERVILLE HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.7%; OTTERVILLE HIGH posts 26.2%, -24.5 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cooper County put the typical household earns roughly $70,625 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cooper County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,425 students), of which OTTERVILLE HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is OTTERVILLE ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OTTERVILLE HIGH ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OTTERVILLE HIGH has ticked down 23%, going from 133 students in 2018 to 102 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.