POPLAR BLUFF HIGH

As a well-populated 9-12 campus in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri, POPLAR BLUFF HIGH enrolls 1,416 students from grades 9 through 12, run under POPLAR BLUFF R-I. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so POPLAR BLUFF HIGH sits 183% bigger than that benchmark.

POPLAR BLUFF HIGH is one of 9 schools operated by POPLAR BLUFF R-I, a district that instructs 4,899 students overall.

On the student-mix side, POPLAR BLUFF HIGH reports that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest consists of 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, POPLAR BLUFF HIGH logs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% 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 Butler County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POPLAR BLUFF HIGH falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.2%; this one comes in at 21.3%, -29.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Butler County reports that median household income runs about $49,089, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POPLAR BLUFF HIGH is one of 20 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 6,435 students).

Nearest neighbor: OAK GROVE ELEM., around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around POPLAR BLUFF HIGH.

POPLAR BLUFF HIGH operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. POPLAR BLUFF HIGH's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,458 (now 1,416). The White share of enrollment contracted from 83% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.