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What's something WILLARD HIGH does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,379
High
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLARD R-II·NCES 293201002243
WILLARD HIGH
515 E JACKSON ST, WILLARD, MO 65781 · (417) 742-3524 · Greene County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
391 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WILLARD R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,379
+29 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
% White
84%
was 89%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WILLARD HIGH
WILLARD HIGH operates as a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in WILLARD, Missouri, overseen by WILLARD R-II. Current enrollment sits at 1,379 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so WILLARD HIGH sits 175% larger than that benchmark.
WILLARD HIGH is one of 9 schools operated by WILLARD R-II, a district that hosts 4,578 students overall.
Looking at the student body, WILLARD HIGH reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Greene County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school reports having 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Greene County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILLARD HIGH sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.7%; actual is 88.1%, +37.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Greene County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Greene County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), of which WILLARD HIGH is one.
Nearest neighbor: WILLARD EAST ELEM., around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WILLARD HIGH. On composite proficiency, WILLARD HIGH comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLARD HIGH has showed little movement, going from 1,350 students in 2018 to 1,379 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 89% to 84%.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLARD R-II
- WILLARD MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 395 students
- WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEMElementary · 394 students
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTHMiddle · 356 students
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 340 students
Other schools in WILLARD
- WILLARD MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTHMiddle · 356 students
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 340 students
- WILLARD EAST ELEM.Elementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- WILLARD EAST ELEM.0.3 mi · 322
- WILLARD MIDDLE0.5 mi · 704
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTH0.9 mi · 356
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.1.0 mi · 340
- WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.3.9 mi · 404
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.5.8 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About WILLARD HIGHHow many students attend WILLARD HIGH?
WILLARD HIGH enrolls approximately 1,379 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WILLARD HIGH serve?
WILLARD HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLARD HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLARD HIGH is approximately 15.7:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILLARD HIGH?
Student demographics at WILLARD HIGH are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WILLARD HIGH public or private?
WILLARD HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by WILLARD R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.