📍 3209 Oak Grove Road, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, 63901
Poplar Bluff High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Poplar Bluff, Butler County. The school has 1,504 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poplar Bluff R-I school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 89.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplar Bluff High enrolls 1,504 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 89.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Black or African American and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,183 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
843 of the school's 1,504 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 710 qualify for free lunch and 133 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.
Poplar Bluff High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 152.
Poplar Bluff High is one of 10 schools in POPLAR BLUFF R-I, based in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri. The district serves 4,899 students district-wide and employs 362 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,504 students, Poplar Bluff High is larger than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote