PORTAGEVILLE HIGH

PORTAGEVILLE HIGH operates as a tight-knit 9-12 campus in PORTAGEVILLE, Missouri, operated by PORTAGEVILLE. Current enrollment sits at 360 students spanning grades 6 through 12. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

PORTAGEVILLE HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by PORTAGEVILLE, a district that hosts 671 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PORTAGEVILLE HIGH reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Black, 7% multiracial. Compared to New Madrid County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 62% of students at PORTAGEVILLE HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against New Madrid County (around 93%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PORTAGEVILLE HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New Madrid County) shows that median household income runs about $51,881, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New Madrid County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,664 students), of which PORTAGEVILLE HIGH is one.

PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PORTAGEVILLE HIGH ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 354 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 21% to 15% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.