TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL

Set in TARKIO, Missouri, TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale secondary school, part of TARKIO R-I. It serves 176 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 65% leaner than typical.

TARKIO R-I comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 318 students; TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Atchison County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 52.9%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Atchison County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,750, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Atchison County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 819 students), of which TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL is one.

TARKIO ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL has increased 25%, going from 141 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025.

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