Clarkton High School
Public high school in Clarkton, Missouri · Clarkton C-4 School District · Grades 7–12
Clarkton High School serves 135 students in grades 7–12 in Clarkton (Dunklin County). It is one of 2 schools in Clarkton C-4 School District. By enrollment it is the 411th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Clarkton C-4 School District |
| County | Dunklin County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290912000269 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Clarkton C-4 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 135 | 278 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Clarkton High School in context
Size
Clarkton High School is the only high school in Clarkton C-4 School District. Its 135 students are 48.6% of the district's 278. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9.1 miles away and have a median of 195 students, so Clarkton High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 17, against an average of 23 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 7 (22 against 30). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 58.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Clarkton C-4 (59%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Clarkton C-4 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 54.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Clarkton High School has 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 135 students would have about 11.1 teachers, so Clarkton High School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Gideon High School, 2.6 miles away in Gideon 37 School District. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.5% |
| Hispanic | 27.4% |
| Black | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
43.7% of students are girls and 56.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 30 |
| Grade 8 | 23 |
| Grade 9 | 25 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 17 |
| Grade 12 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Hwy 162, Clarkton, MO 63837
Phone: (573)448-3712
Website: clarktonschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clarkton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon High School | Gideon 37 | 2.6 mi | 102 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Holcomb High School | Holcomb R-III | 4.9 mi | 194 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Campbell High School | Campbell R-II | 6.1 mi | 235 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Malden High School | Malden R-I | 7.8 mi | 383 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Risco High School | Risco R-II | 10.4 mi | 78 | 9.5 | 55.1% |
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 10.8 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Bernie High School | Bernie R-XIII | 14.7 mi | 195 | 10.2 | 52.3% |
| Portageville High School | Portageville | 15.0 mi | 360 | 11.8 | 62.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Clarkton C-4
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 143 |