Enrollment
218
High
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND R-IV·NCES 292643001551
RICHLAND HIGH
714 E JEFFERSON, RICHLAND, MO 65556 · (573) 765-3711 · Pulaski County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
116 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RICHLAND R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
+45 (+26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.7:1
% White
95%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RICHLAND HIGH
RICHLAND HIGH is a four-year high school of compact scale in RICHLAND, Missouri, overseen by RICHLAND R-IV, teacheing 218 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 56% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
RICHLAND HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by RICHLAND R-IV, a district that serves 458 students overall.
On the student-mix side, RICHLAND HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pulaski County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RICHLAND HIGH falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.3%; this one comes in at 30.2%, -20.1 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, census data for Pulaski County shows median household income runs about $64,466, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Pulaski County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,884 students), of which RICHLAND HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is RICHLAND ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHLAND HIGH at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 53.8%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. RICHLAND HIGH's enrollment has ticked up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 173 (now 218). The White share of enrollment edged up from 90% to 95% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,894
Census ACS
Median income
$64,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHLAND
- RICHLAND ELEM.Elementary · 240 students
- SWEDEBORG ELEM.Elementary · 35 students
Nearby schools
- RICHLAND ELEM.0.0 mi · 240
- SWEDEBORG ELEM.4.6 mi · 35
- STOUTLAND ELEMENTARY7.6 mi · 235
- STOUTLAND HIGH7.6 mi · 158
- LAQUEY R-V ELEM.7.9 mi · 236
- Laquey R-V High7.9 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About RICHLAND HIGHHow many students attend RICHLAND HIGH?
RICHLAND HIGH enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 07-12.
Is RICHLAND HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
RICHLAND HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does RICHLAND HIGH have?
RICHLAND HIGH employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is RICHLAND HIGH?
RICHLAND HIGH reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RICHLAND HIGH?
RICHLAND HIGH is overseen by RICHLAND R-IV in Pulaski County.
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