📍 201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr, Purdy, Barry County, 65734
Purdy High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Purdy, Barry County. The school has 281 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Purdy R-Ii school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purdy High enrolls 281 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 165 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 35% |
| Asian | 12 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 281 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Purdy 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-70, state senate district 29, state house district 158.
Purdy High is one of 3 schools in PURDY R-II, based in PURDY, Missouri. The district serves 601 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 281 students, Purdy High is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant