PIERCE CITY HIGH

PIERCE CITY HIGH is a cozy secondary school in PIERCE CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within PIERCE CITY R-VI. The school educates 205 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 3 schools in PIERCE CITY R-VI (704 students total), PIERCE CITY HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PIERCE CITY HIGH reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Lawrence County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PIERCE CITY HIGH has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lawrence County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,215, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lawrence County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students), of which PIERCE CITY HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is PIERCE CITY MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIERCE CITY HIGH has changed only slightly, going from 208 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 97% to 88%.

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