📍 481 N Bedford St, Puxico, Stoddard County, 63960
Puxico High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Puxico, Stoddard County. The school has 184 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puxico R-Viii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Puxico High enrolls 184 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.2% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 184 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 73 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Puxico High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 151.
Puxico High is one of 4 schools in PUXICO R-VIII, based in PUXICO, Missouri. The district serves 712 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 184 students, Puxico High is close to the district average of about 178 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote