📍 807a W 31st, Higginsville, Lafayette County, 64037
Lafayette Co. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Higginsville, Lafayette County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Co. C-1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Co. High enrolls 310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 310 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Lafayette Co. 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-40, state senate district 21, state house district 53.
Lafayette Co. High is one of 3 schools in LAFAYETTE CO. C-1, based in HIGGINSVILLE, Missouri. The district serves 961 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Lafayette Co. High is close to the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant