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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND CO. R-I·NCES 292070001127

SCOTLAND CO. HIGH

606 West Lovers Lane, MEMPHIS, MO 63555 · (660) 465-8901 · Scotland County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Enrollment
253
High
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
111 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Grade 7
46
Grade 8
52
Grade 9
40
Grade 10
41
Grade 11
38
Grade 12
36
Student demographics
White
24496%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
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
Male
12148%
Female
13252%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
4.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -27.9pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
253
+2 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.7:1
% White
96%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SCOTLAND CO. HIGH

SCOTLAND CO. HIGH is one of the low-enrollment high schools in MEMPHIS, Missouri, operated by SCOTLAND CO. R-I, with 253 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so SCOTLAND CO. HIGH sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

SCOTLAND CO. R-I comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 505 students; SCOTLAND CO. HIGH is among them.

Demographically, SCOTLAND CO. HIGH records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Scotland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at SCOTLAND CO. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCOTLAND CO. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 33.9%.

Across the wider county, Scotland County reports that median household income runs about $68,913, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scotland County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 505 students), of which SCOTLAND CO. HIGH is one.

SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, SCOTLAND CO. HIGH comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

SCOTLAND CO. HIGH operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 251 students in 2018 compared to 253 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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Scotland County at a glance

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Population
4,686
Census ACS
Median income
$68,913
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
505 students

Quick facts

School name
SCOTLAND CO. HIGH
District
SCOTLAND CO. R-I
Address
606 West Lovers Lane, MEMPHIS, MO 63555
Phone
(660) 465-8901
County
Scotland County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
253
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
111 (44%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
292070001127
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SCOTLAND CO. HIGH
How many students attend SCOTLAND CO. HIGH?
SCOTLAND CO. HIGH enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does SCOTLAND CO. HIGH serve?
SCOTLAND CO. HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does SCOTLAND CO. HIGH have?
SCOTLAND CO. HIGH employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is SCOTLAND CO. HIGH?
SCOTLAND CO. HIGH reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is SCOTLAND CO. HIGH in?
SCOTLAND CO. HIGH is part of SCOTLAND CO. R-I.
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