REPUBLIC HIGH

REPUBLIC HIGH is one of the substantial senior highs in REPUBLIC, Missouri, overseen by REPUBLIC R-III, with 1,530 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 205% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

REPUBLIC R-III runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,318 students. REPUBLIC HIGH is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, REPUBLIC HIGH reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Greene County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Greene County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, REPUBLIC HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Greene County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greene County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), REPUBLIC HIGH is one campus in the mix.

WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, REPUBLIC HIGH comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 1,401 students in 2018 compared to 1,530 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 92% to 85%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.