VALLEY HIGH

VALLEY HIGH, a minimally staffed senior high in CALEDONIA, Missouri, one of the schools within VALLEY R-VI, hosts 170 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so VALLEY HIGH sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in VALLEY R-VI (368 students total), VALLEY HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, VALLEY HIGH reports that nearly all students (98%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting VALLEY HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, VALLEY HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $56,043, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,450 students), VALLEY HIGH is one campus in the mix.

CALEDONIA ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around VALLEY HIGH. On composite proficiency, VALLEY HIGH comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 194 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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