RAYTOWN SR. HIGH

RAYTOWN SR. HIGH operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in RAYTOWN, Missouri, overseen by RAYTOWN C-2. Current enrollment sits at 1,280 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 155% larger than typical.

RAYTOWN SR. HIGH is one of 17 schools operated by RAYTOWN C-2, a district that educates 7,676 students overall.

Demographically, RAYTOWN SR. HIGH reports that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, RAYTOWN SR. HIGH has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting RAYTOWN SR. HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RAYTOWN SR. HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. RAYTOWN SR. HIGH is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

The closest other public school is RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RAYTOWN SR. HIGH comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 1,494 students in 2018 compared to 1,280 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 19% across the same window.

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