SOUTHWEST HIGH

SOUTHWEST HIGH is a modestly sized 9-12 campus in WASHBURN, Missouri, operated by SOUTHWEST R-V. The school serves 236 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 53% below typical.

SOUTHWEST HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by SOUTHWEST R-V, a district that works with 771 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTHWEST HIGH shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest comes out to 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, SOUTHWEST HIGH shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTHWEST HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Barry County put median household earnings sit near $58,346, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Barry County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), of which SOUTHWEST HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTHWEST ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHWEST HIGH ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTHWEST HIGH's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 221 (now 236). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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