I've always thought it was strange that a SWMO school would be satisfied with being Class 6. That size school just seems geographically-out-of-place in the region. To fit in, once you got that big in enrollment, it'd almost seem better to split the institution into two. You'd be more similar to your neighbors with Class 3, 4, or 5, and you'd most likely be in a district that is more local as well. Yes, I know budget-wise it isn't easy to just go and build a second building (although Joplin had a wonderful opportunity to do so in 2011). Anyways, I guess it is what it is.
