SPARTA HIGH

Located at 8520 STATE HWY14E, in SPARTA, Missouri, SPARTA HIGH is a modestly sized senior high that works with 227 students (grades 9 through 12), part of SPARTA R-III. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 4 schools in SPARTA R-III (734 students total), SPARTA HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SPARTA HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Christian County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, SPARTA HIGH records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting SPARTA HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Christian County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SPARTA HIGH sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.5%; actual is 17.8%, a gap of -32.7 points.

Across the wider county, Christian County reports that median household income runs about $83,437, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SPARTA HIGH is one of 33 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students).

Nearest neighbor: SPARTA MIDDLE, around 1.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPARTA HIGH at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

SPARTA HIGH operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPARTA HIGH has climbed 28%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 97% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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