📍 2150 Hwy 32, Halfway, Polk County, 65663
Halfway Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Halfway, Polk County. The school has 118 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Halfway R-Iii school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Halfway Secondary enrolls 118 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 5.1% Two or more races and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 111 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 118 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Halfway Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 28, state house district 128.
Halfway Secondary is one of 2 schools in HALFWAY R-III, based in HALF WAY, Missouri. The district serves 247 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 118 students, Halfway Secondary is close to the district average of about 124 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant