📍 305 W Prospect St, Aurora, Lawrence County, 65605
Aurora High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aurora, Lawrence County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aurora R-Viii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aurora High enrolls 573 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 443 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 573 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Aurora High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 29, state house district 157.
Aurora High is one of 4 schools in AURORA R-VIII, based in AURORA, Missouri. The district serves 1,843 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, Aurora High is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant