ROLLA SR. HIGH

ROLLA SR. HIGH is a roomy senior high in ROLLA, Missouri, overseen by ROLLA 31. The school serves 1,398 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so ROLLA SR. HIGH sits 179% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in ROLLA 31 (4,161 students total), ROLLA SR. HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ROLLA SR. HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. Compared to Phelps County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ROLLA SR. HIGH lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at ROLLA SR. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, ROLLA SR. HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Phelps County) records that median household earnings sit near $58,396, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Phelps County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students), ROLLA SR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM., around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROLLA SR. HIGH comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. ROLLA SR. HIGH's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,249 (now 1,398). The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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