SKYLINE HIGH

Set in URBANA, Missouri, SKYLINE HIGH is a tight-knit 9-12 campus, one of the schools within HICKORY CO. R-I. It instructs 216 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 57% smaller than typical.

SKYLINE HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by HICKORY CO. R-I, a district that hosts 705 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SKYLINE HIGH lists that nearly all students (98%) are White. Compared to Hickory County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 39% of students at SKYLINE HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hickory County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SKYLINE 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 52.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Hickory County shows median household income runs about $39,390, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SKYLINE HIGH is one of 10 public schools in Hickory County (combined enrollment of about 1,618 students).

SKYLINE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SKYLINE HIGH at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 226 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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