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.