Atlanta High School
Public high school in Atlanta, Missouri · Atlanta C-3 School District · Grades 7–12
Atlanta High School serves 88 students in grades 7–12 in Atlanta (Macon County). It is one of 2 schools in Atlanta C-3 School District. By enrollment it is the 477th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.3 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 ÷ 10.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Atlanta C-3 School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290348000030 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Atlanta C-3 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 88 | 200 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 9.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.5% | 39% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Atlanta High School in context
Size
Atlanta High School is the only high school in Atlanta C-3 School District. Its 88 students are 44% of the district's 200. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 17.5 miles away and have a median of 111 students, so Atlanta High School is smaller 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 11 with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 11, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% more students than grade 7 (16 against 13). 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 94.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Atlanta C-3 (95.5%).
37.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39% across Atlanta C-3 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.6% 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
Atlanta High School has 10.54 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 88 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Atlanta High School has 3.3 more.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is La Plata High School, 9 miles away in La Plata R-II School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
37.5% of students are girls and 62.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 14 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 11 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 S Atterberry, Atlanta, MO 63530
Phone: (660)239-4211
Website: atlanta.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Atlanta High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata High School | La Plata R-II | 9.0 mi | 150 | 8.9 | 34.7% |
| Macon Senior High School | Macon County R-I | 10.3 mi | 390 | 13.4 | 37.7% |
| Bevier High School | Bevier C-4 | 10.9 mi | 61 | 7.5 | 49.2% |
| Macon County High School | Macon County R-IV | 16.7 mi | 44 | 5.2 | 63.6% |
| Adair County High School | Adair County R-II | 18.4 mi | 71 | 6 | 31% |
| Kirksville Senior High School | Kirksville R-III | 20.6 mi | 791 | 17.8 | 37.7% |
| Bucklin High School | Bucklin R-II | 22.4 mi | 45 | 5.1 | 40% |
| South Shelby High School | Shelby County R-IV | 23.7 mi | 227 | 11.9 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Atlanta C-3
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 112 |