Lafayette County High School

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Lafayette County C-1 High School is located in Higginsville, Missouri, and serves the Higginsville, Corder, Aullville, and surrounding areas.

As of 2005, Lafayette County C-1 High School had over 400 students, and 33 instructors. Lafayette County C-1 has earned distinctions in Ingram's Magazine out of Kansas City for being the top 15 schools in the Kansas City area in average ACT composite scores.

Lafayette County C-1's mascot is Harold Husker. Their colors are Blue and Gold. They currently participate in the Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) with Boonville High School, Carollton High School, Grain Valley High School, Knob Noster High School, Lexington High School, Oak Grove High School, Odessa High School, Pleasant Hill High School, and Richmond High School. They participate in Academic Competition, Boy's and Girl's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Football, Boy's and Girl's Track and Field, Boy's and Girl's Tennis, Boy's Golf, Volleyball, Wrestling, and Speech and Debate.

According to their homepage, Lafayette County C-1 High School[1] is conveniently located near several post-secondary institutions. Area vocational schools are located in Lexington, Missouri, (15 miles) and Warrensburg, Missouri (20 miles). Students wishing to pursue a formal college degree have several universities to choose from in the geographical area: University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg), University of Missouri-Columbia and small private colleges and public junior colleges within the metropolitan Kansas City area. Between 50-65 percent of the school graduates enroll in some form of post-secondary education each year.