Alton High School
Public high school in Alton, Missouri · Alton R-IV School District · Grades 6–12
Alton High School serves 281 students in grades 6–12 in Alton (Oregon County). It is one of 2 schools in Alton R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 269th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.2 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 ÷ 30.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Alton R-IV School District |
| County | Oregon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290306000016 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Alton R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 281 | 571 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 9.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.9% | 64.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Alton High School in context
Size
Alton High School is the only high school in Alton R-IV School District. Its 281 students are 49.2% of the district's 571. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 23.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 176; Alton 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 8 with 52 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 28, against an average of 40 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (36 against 40). 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: 96.8% here and 96.8% across Alton R-IV. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.4% across Alton R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 29.2% 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 30.45 full-time-equivalent teachers for 281 students, Alton High School has 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 281 students would have about 23 teachers, so Alton High School has 7.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Alton 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 Couch High School, 11.5 miles away in Couch R-I 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 | 96.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.4% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 40 |
| Grade 7 | 39 |
| Grade 8 | 52 |
| Grade 9 | 41 |
| Grade 10 | 45 |
| Grade 11 | 28 |
| Grade 12 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 School Street, Alton, MO 65606
Phone: (417)778-7215
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couch High School | Couch R-I | 11.5 mi | 92 | 8.1 | 64.1% |
| Thayer Senior High School | Thayer R-II | 13.6 mi | 359 | 11.9 | 54.3% |
| Koshkonong High School | Oregon-Howell R-III | 15.0 mi | 86 | 8.5 | 70.9% |
| Winona High School | Winona R-III | 22.2 mi | 131 | 10.7 | 68.7% |
| Liberty Senior High School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 24.8 mi | 350 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| West Plains Senior High School | West Plains R-VII | 24.8 mi | 1,108 | 16.5 | 50.2% |
| Van Buren High School | Van Buren R-I | 30.2 mi | 221 | 11.2 | 64.3% |
| Eminence High School | Eminence R-I | 31.5 mi | 120 | 8.6 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alton R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 290 |