📍 2309 Aull Ln, Lexington, Lafayette County, 64067
Lexington High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Lafayette County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington R-V school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lexington High enrolls 328 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 328 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Lexington High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Lexington High is one of 4 schools in LEXINGTON R-V, based in LEXINGTON, Missouri. The district serves 893 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Lexington High is larger than the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant