High Schools in Kirksville R-III


Summary:

The Kirksville R-III school district in Missouri is home to a single high school, Kirksville Senior High. This school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and overall rating in recent years, dropping from 95th out of 352 Missouri high schools in 2022-2023 to 149th out of 367 in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate of 91.1% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.9% is higher than the state average.

Academically, Kirksville Senior High performs relatively well in Algebra II, with 79.3% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 81.5% and the state's 58%. However, in most other End of Course (EOC) assessments, the school's proficiency rates are below the district and state averages. The school's performance in English II is closer to the state average, with 52.4% proficient or better, compared to the state's 52.9%.

The school has a student population of 763 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.8, slightly higher than the national average. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 34.47% indicates a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which could impact their academic performance and overall well-being. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $10,455, slightly above the national average.

District Detail

 1901 E Hamilton St
Kirksville, MO 63501-3904

 (660) 665-7774

SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,374

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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