RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH

RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH is a substantial 9-12 campus in PECULIAR, Missouri, operated by RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II. The school serves 1,540 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 207% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH is one of 12 schools operated by RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II, a district that works with 6,332 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Cass County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.9%; actual is 29.5%, a gap of -21.4 points.

Around the school, Cass County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,535 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH is one of 44 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students).

Nearest neighbor: RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH has fell 20%, going from 1,928 students in 2018 to 1,540 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 78% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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