Enrollment
71
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brashear, MO
Adair Co. High
Federal NCES profile for Adair Co. High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290579000125
👥 S:T ratio 74
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 86
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Adair Co. High earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.5:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 15.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 71
- students enrolled
Adair Co. High has class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Adair Co. R-Ii · Missouri
NCES ID 290579000125 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.5:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-49% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
15.2%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-67% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Adair Co. High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Adair Co. High
Adair Co. High is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Brashear, Missouri, enrolling 71 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.5:1, Adair Co. High is leaner than roughly 95% of Missouri schools and 49% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 15.2% free-meal eligibility runs 67% below the Missouri average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Missouri schools, with 71 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 65 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #17.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 71 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Adair Co. R-Ii spends $21,205 per pupil, 64% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Adair Co. R-Ii, also runs Adair Co. Elem. (73 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Adair Co. High compares
Adair Co. High on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.5:1 | ▼ 49% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 15.2% | ▼ 67% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 71 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.5:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
71
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
15.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 67% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
6.5:1
students per teacher
- 49% below state mean
Top 5% in Missouri - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$21,205
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 71 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 97.2%
African American 1.4%
Two or More 1.4%
Largest group: White at 97.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.5, Adair Co. High is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Adair Co. R-Ii, which includes Adair Co. High.
$21,205
Per student
+64%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 51.8%
State 30.6%
Federal 17.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Adair Co. High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair Co. Elem. | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Adair Co. High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 73
- Students per teacher
- 6.1:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~71 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Adair Co. High
How many students attend Adair Co. High?
Adair Co. High has 71 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brashear, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adair Co. High?
The student-teacher ratio at Adair Co. High is 6.5:1, which is 49% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 59% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Adair Co. High?
15.2% of students at Adair Co. High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Adair Co. High?
The largest demographic group at Adair Co. High is White at 97.2% of enrollment, in Brashear, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Adair Co. High?
Adair Co. High has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Adair Co. High a good school?
Adair Co. High earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Adair Co. R-Ii?
Besides Adair Co. High, Adair Co. R-Ii also operates Adair Co. Elem. (73 students). See the Adair Co. R-Ii district page for the complete list.
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