Clopton High School
Public high school in Clarksville, Missouri · Pike County R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Clopton High School serves 137 students in grades 9–12 in Clarksville (Pike County). It is one of 3 schools in Pike County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 409th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 12.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pike County R-III School District |
| County | Pike County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292514001445 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pike County R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 137 | 448 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 8.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.7% | 43.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Clopton High School in context
Size
Clopton High School is the only high school in Pike County R-III School District. Its 137 students are 30.6% of the district's 448. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 16.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 256; Clopton 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 10 with 38 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 30, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (30 against 35). 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
The largest group is White students: 96.4% here and 95.8% across Pike County R-III. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.1% across Pike County R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12.71 full-time-equivalent teachers for 137 students, Clopton High School has 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 137 students would have about 11.2 teachers, so Clopton High School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Clopton High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Louisiana High School, 11.7 miles away in Louisiana R-II School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 38 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
28176 Hwy Ww, Clarksville, MO 63336
Phone: (573)242-3546
Website: cloptonhawks.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clopton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana High School | Louisiana R-II | 11.7 mi | 187 | 11.9 | 61% |
| Elsberry High School | Elsberry R-II | 12.3 mi | 264 | 14.3 | 37.1% |
| Silex High School | Silex R-I | 13.0 mi | 247 | 13.3 | 33.2% |
| Bowling Green High School | Bowling Green R-I | 13.9 mi | 373 | 12.8 | 36.2% |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 19.0 mi | 18 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Troy Buchanan High School | Troy R-III | 21.9 mi | 2,148 | 14.7 | 23.4% |
| Winfield High School | Winfield R-IV | 23.5 mi | 517 | 13.5 | 33.7% |
| Van-Far Junior/Senior High School | Van-Far R-I | 30.2 mi | 248 | 10.9 | 47.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pike County R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clopton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 210 |
| Clopton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 101 |