WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH

WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH is one of the tight-knit secondary schools in WELLINGTON, Missouri, one of the schools within WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX, with 203 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 381 students; WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Lafayette County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lafayette County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lafayette County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,612 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Lafayette County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,064 students), WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH has shrank 4%, going from 212 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 95% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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