TIPTON HIGH

Located at 400 S. Gravois Ave., in TIPTON, Missouri, TIPTON HIGH is a minimally staffed senior high that hosts 185 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within TIPTON R-VI. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

TIPTON R-VI runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 529 students. TIPTON HIGH is one of those campuses.

On demographics, TIPTON HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TIPTON 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 67.1%, a residual of +16.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Moniteau County indicate median household income runs about $65,715, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. TIPTON HIGH is one of 11 public schools in Moniteau County (combined enrollment of about 2,223 students).

Nearest neighbor: TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TIPTON HIGH comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. TIPTON HIGH's enrollment has decreased 40% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 185).

Inside the community feed, the feed for TIPTON HIGH typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.