Poplar Bluff High School
Public high school in Poplar Bluff, Missouri · Poplar Bluff R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Poplar Bluff High School serves 1,416 students in grades 9–12 in Poplar Bluff (Butler County). It is one of 9 schools in Poplar Bluff R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 59th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 86.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Poplar Bluff R-I School District |
| County | Butler County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292545001475 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Poplar Bluff R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,416 | 4,899 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.6% | 76.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Poplar Bluff High School in context
Size
Poplar Bluff High School is the only high school in Poplar Bluff R-I School District. Its 1,416 students are 28.9% of the district's 4,899. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 168 students, so Poplar Bluff High School is larger 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 9 with 420 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 308, against an average of 354 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (308 against 420). 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 75.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Poplar Bluff R-I (74.8%). Black students are next, at 10.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.6% across Poplar Bluff R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 25.1% 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
Poplar Bluff High School has 86.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,416 students would have about 116.1 teachers, so Poplar Bluff High School has 29.5 fewer.
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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Sierra-Osage Treatment Center, 5.6 miles away in Division of Youth Service. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.1% |
| Black | 10.7% |
| Two or more races | 8.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 420 |
| Grade 10 | 363 |
| Grade 11 | 325 |
| Grade 12 | 308 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3209 Oak Grove Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone: (573)785-6471
Website: poplarbluffschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Poplar Bluff High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 5.6 mi | 14 | 4.7 | 78.6% |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 5.8 mi | 54 | 6 | 94.4% |
| Twin Rivers High School | Twin Rivers R-X | 14.0 mi | 250 | 11.5 | 52.8% |
| Neelyville High School | Neelyville R-IV | 16.2 mi | 301 | 12.7 | 60.8% |
| Naylor High School | Naylor R-II | 17.4 mi | 155 | 8.9 | 58.7% |
| East Carter County R-II High School | East Carter County R-II | 18.9 mi | 180 | 12.2 | 60.6% |
| Mingo Puxico Technical High School | Puxico R-VIII | 19.8 mi | 37 | 37 | 35.1% |
| Puxico High School | Puxico R-VIII | 19.8 mi | 191 | 11 | 46.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Poplar Bluff R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 227 |
| Lake Road Elementary School | Elementary | 1–6 | 300 |
| O'Neal Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 344 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 317 |
| Poplar Bluff Early Childhood C | Pre-K | Pre-K | 295 |
| Poplar Bluff Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 735 |
| Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center | Elementary | K | 333 |
| Poplar Bluff Middle School | Middle | 4–6 | 932 |