STRAFFORD HIGH

Located at 211 W MCCABE, in STRAFFORD, Missouri, STRAFFORD HIGH is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus that enrolls 437 students (grades 9 through 12), run under STRAFFORD R-VI.

Within STRAFFORD R-VI, which oversees 4 schools and 1,408 students, STRAFFORD HIGH is one campus in the system.

On demographics, STRAFFORD HIGH shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, STRAFFORD HIGH has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Greene County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, STRAFFORD HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 33.0%, a residual of -17.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Greene County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. STRAFFORD HIGH is one of 97 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students).

The closest other public school is STRAFFORD MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STRAFFORD HIGH at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STRAFFORD HIGH has increased 17%, going from 372 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 97% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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