VIENNA HIGH

Located at 300 FOURTH STREET, in VIENNA, Missouri, VIENNA HIGH is an one-room-style senior high that caters to 136 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by MARIES CO. R-I. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so VIENNA HIGH sits 73% below that benchmark.

MARIES CO. R-I runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 440 students. VIENNA HIGH is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VIENNA HIGH logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Maries County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 37% 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, VIENNA HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 79.8%, a residual of +29.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Maries County indicate median household income runs about $59,455, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maries County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 927 students), of which VIENNA HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is VIENNA MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VIENNA HIGH at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VIENNA HIGH has declined 40%, going from 225 students in 2018 to 136 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 99% to 93%.

On the community side, the feed for VIENNA HIGH typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.