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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY R-VII·NCES 293039002082

TRI-COUNTY HIGH

904 W AUBERRY GROVE, JAMESPORT, MO 64648 · (660) 684-6116 · Daviess County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Missouri public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools

Enrollment
83
High
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
39 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 51113%
Grade 61012%
Grade 71012%
Grade 845%
Grade 91214%
Grade 10810%
Grade 111720%
Grade 121113%
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
8198%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4554%
Female
3846%

School pathway

Feeds from
TRI-COUNTY ELEM.PK–04
Based on grade levels within TRI-COUNTY R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
Math
31.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are up about 13 points since 2021.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
Math9.2%22.2%29.6%38.8%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-25N/A31.4%
2023-24N/A34.2%
2022-2342.6%29.8%
2021-2234.0%18.3%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like TRI-COUNTY HIGH

TRI-COUNTY HIGH's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
TRI-COUNTY HIGH this school8347.0%27.9%
CHILHOWEE HIGH
CHILHOWEE
7943.0%17.2%
BRONAUGH HIGH
BRONAUGH
6544.6%15.1%
MARION CO. HIGH
PHILADELPHIA
9842.9%39.9%
CHADWICK HIGH
CHADWICK
12246.7%50.6%
BEVIER HIGH
BEVIER
6149.2%14.0%
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where TRI-COUNTY HIGH ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
Enrollment
ranked largest first
83#485 of 561
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
83
-29 (-26%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 71
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258314.55.7:147% (39)
2023-2489146.4:155% (49)
2022-239513.86.9:144% (42)
2020-21112129.3:157% (64)
2017-188810.58.4:174% (65)
2015-167898.7:169% (54)
2010-1175107.5:160% (45)
2000-0193127.8:155% (51)
1990-917188.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRI-COUNTY HIGH.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (88 to 83); teachers up 38% (10.5 to 14.5).

About TRI-COUNTY HIGH

In JAMESPORT, Missouri, TRI-COUNTY HIGH is a very small high school. The school teaches grades 5 through 12 and enrolls 83 students. That is 83% below the average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.

A total of 2 schools make up TRI-COUNTY R-VII, with 168 students enrolled.

Roughly 98% of students at TRI-COUNTY HIGH are White. Daviess County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, TRI-COUNTY HIGH scores 5%.

The school's 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.7:1. High schools in Missouri average 12.2:1, 6.5 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Daviess County is close, at 50%.

TRI-COUNTY HIGH holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Missouri public high schools.

In Missouri, TRI-COUNTY HIGH is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.9% actual against a predicted 42.3%.

In the surrounding county, Daviess County, the median household earns about $63,984 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Daviess County has 11 public schools with about 1,078 students, including TRI-COUNTY HIGH.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, TRI-COUNTY ELEM., is the closest to TRI-COUNTY HIGH. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, TRI-COUNTY HIGH is 6th of 7 on proficiency.

In the federal locale system, TRI-COUNTY HIGH is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

A 26% decline took enrollment from 112 in 2020-21 to 83 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (5.7:1) than in 2020-21 (9.3:1).

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Daviess County at a glance

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Population
8,477
Census ACS
Median income
$63,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,078 students

Quick facts

School name
TRI-COUNTY HIGH
District
TRI-COUNTY R-VII
Address
904 W AUBERRY GROVE, JAMESPORT, MO 64648
Phone
(660) 684-6116
County
Daviess County
Level
High
Grade range
05–12
Total enrollment
83
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
5.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
39 (47%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
293039002082
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in TRI-COUNTY R-VII
Other schools in JAMESPORT
Other Tri-County High schools

One other US public school is named Tri-County High. TRI-COUNTY HIGH is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About TRI-COUNTY HIGH
How many students attend TRI-COUNTY HIGH?
TRI-COUNTY HIGH enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 05-12.
Is TRI-COUNTY HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRI-COUNTY HIGH is a high school covering grades 05-12.
How many students per teacher at TRI-COUNTY HIGH?
Approximately 5.7:1 students per teacher at TRI-COUNTY HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TRI-COUNTY HIGH?
At TRI-COUNTY HIGH, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is TRI-COUNTY HIGH public or private?
TRI-COUNTY HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by TRI-COUNTY R-VII.
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