Branson High School

We have three students in the district and could not be more impressed with every aspect. If you are unsure about Branson, just schedule a meeting with a building principal and they’ll show you first hand what makes this school great.

Our daughter graduated with 25 college credits and offers from great universities. If your child is intelligent, this school helps them to excell. We moved here before she started jr high and found the area an excellent place to succeed both financially and academically.

Good old boys network. If you are not from the area your child will be treated like a pariah; even if your household income is higher than all of the administrators combined (not that that should matter). Academics are marginal but consistent with rural southwestern Missouri standards. Zero diversity/intolerant of other cultures/creeds/identities compared to more progressive areas of the country. Athletics are horrendous, (Check school records for the last 10 years...Branson loses in almost every category) and many coaches and techniques are draconian in both nature, and technique; fueled by negative reinforcement (swearing, belittling, bullying athletes.....hence poor performance district wide....). It's sad that the beauty of the area beckons people....who ultimately end up leaving for better opportunities for their kids elsewhere. Drugs are also rampant in this area.... Two years ago this area was the meth capitol of the U.S! You're better off looking in the Ozark or Nixa districts, or private schooling in Springfield, which is what our family ended up doing.

I'm a student here at Branson High, and I love it! I don't know what other school people are complaining about, but this school is amazing. I agree that we do spend a lot of our attention on sports, but we also give a lot of recognition to acedrmics and out of school accomplishments. It's a wonderful community and environment.

These reviews do seem to be placed by teachers and staff. I know many many parents that are upset with the way the school is run. Go to school board meetings and ask: Why has the District been sued something like 6-7 times in the past few years since Hayter has been Superintendent? How much taxpayer money has the district spent on lawyers? I have spoken to many of my daughter's friends and the staff is much more interested in in-school suspensions and taking away lunch privileges than they are interested in teaching. The school is also severely overcrowded and at times the kids are shoulder to shoulder in the hallway -- really. They are much more interested in busting kids for small infractions like not having their school ID photo-out than thinking about why schools exist in the first place. The reviewer that stated that the staff is mostly young kids just out of school pegged it exactly. Many of the teachers are inexperienced and in over their heads. Branson is a wonderful town and the District enjoys a lot of tax revenue. It's just time for new leadership -- everywhere.