PATTONSBURG HIGH

PATTONSBURG HIGH is a very small senior high in PATTONSBURG, Missouri, part of PATTONSBURG R-II. The school works with 103 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in PATTONSBURG R-II (190 students total), PATTONSBURG HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PATTONSBURG HIGH lists that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PATTONSBURG HIGH has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Daviess County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, PATTONSBURG HIGH sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.0%; actual is 29.2%, a gap of -20.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Daviess County shows median household earnings sit near $63,984, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PATTONSBURG HIGH is one of 11 public schools in Daviess County (combined enrollment of about 1,078 students).

The closest other public school is PATTONSBURG 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. On composite proficiency, PATTONSBURG HIGH comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PATTONSBURG HIGH's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 99 (now 103). Class-load math has widened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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