RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH

As a sprawling intermediate school in JACKSON, Missouri, RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH educates 867 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by JACKSON R-II. That puts it 88% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

JACKSON R-II runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,827 students. RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Cape Girardeau County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 57.5%.

In the broader community, Cape Girardeau County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,464, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Cape Girardeau County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM., around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 801 (now 867). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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