SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR.

As a very small secondary school in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri, SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR. enrolls 14 students from grades 5 through 12, overseen by DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE. Enrollment runs roughly 97% below the state mean of about 501.

Across the 26 schools in DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE (496 students total), SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR. logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 21% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Butler County reports that median household earnings sit near $49,089, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Butler County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,435 students), SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is W. E. SEARS YOUTH CTR., roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR. operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 13 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 38% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 6.5:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.