PURDY HIGH

Located at 201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr, in PURDY, Missouri, PURDY HIGH is a small 9-12 campus that educates 267 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within PURDY R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 47% below the state mean of about 501.

PURDY HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by PURDY R-II, a district that works with 601 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PURDY HIGH logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PURDY HIGH has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, PURDY HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Barry County put median household earnings sit near $58,346, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Barry County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), of which PURDY HIGH is one.

Purdy Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PURDY HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PURDY HIGH at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 57.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. PURDY HIGH's enrollment has ticked up 48% since 2018, when it stood at 180 (now 267). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 13% to 36%. Class-load math has grew: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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