📍 303 N Main, Pleasant Hope, Polk County, 65725
Pleasant Hope High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pleasant Hope, Polk County. The school has 282 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pleasant Hope R-Vi school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pleasant Hope High enrolls 282 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.5% Black or African American and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 282 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 Hope 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 28, state house district 128.
Pleasant Hope High is one of 4 schools in PLEASANT HOPE R-VI, based in PLEASANT HOPE, Missouri. The district serves 650 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 282 students, Pleasant Hope High is larger than the district average of about 163 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant