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WRIGHT CITY HIGH
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WRIGHT CITY HIGH
Set in WRIGHT CITY, Missouri, WRIGHT CITY HIGH is an average-sized secondary school, part of WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.. It instructs 566 students across grades 9 through 12.
WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO. comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,875 students; WRIGHT CITY HIGH is among them.
On the student-mix side, WRIGHT CITY HIGH logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 36 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. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WRIGHT CITY HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.5%.
In the surrounding community, Warren County reports that median household income runs about $81,209, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. WRIGHT CITY HIGH is one of 12 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 5,045 students).
Nearest neighbor: WRIGHT START PRESCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WRIGHT CITY HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.8%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WRIGHT CITY HIGH has rose 23%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 82% to 75%.
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