📍 1 Rooster Way, Pleasant Hill, Cass County, 64080
Pleasant Hill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pleasant Hill, Cass County. The school has 712 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pleasant Hill R-Iii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasant Hill High enrolls 712 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 636 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 712 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Pleasant Hill High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 33.
Pleasant Hill High is one of 5 schools in PLEASANT HILL R-III, based in PLEASANT HILL, Missouri. The district serves 2,080 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 712 students, Pleasant Hill High is larger than the district average of about 416 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe