SOUTH HOLT HIGH

As a micro-enrollment high school in OREGON, Missouri, SOUTH HOLT HIGH works with 119 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 76% below typical.

Within SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I, which oversees 2 schools and 240 students, SOUTH HOLT HIGH is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH HOLT HIGH reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Holt County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Holt County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTH HOLT HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Holt County) reports that median household income runs about $61,187, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Holt County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 624 students), SOUTH HOLT HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH HOLT ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH HOLT HIGH at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 119 in 2025.

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