Bakersfield High School
Public high school in Bakersfield, Missouri · Bakersfield R-IV School District · Grades 6–12
Bakersfield High School serves 215 students in grades 6–12 in Bakersfield (Ozark County). It is one of 2 schools in Bakersfield R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 329th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.7 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 ÷ 20.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Bakersfield R-IV School District |
| County | Ozark County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290414000040 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bakersfield R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 215 | 392 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.9% | 56.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Bakersfield High School in context
Size
Bakersfield High School is the only high school in Bakersfield R-IV School District. Its 215 students are 54.8% of the district's 392. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 28.9 miles away and have a median of 323 students, so Bakersfield 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 12 with 41 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 20, against an average of 31 per grade. This year grade 12 has 58% more students than grade 6 (41 against 26). 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 96.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bakersfield R-IV (97.4%).
54.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.9% across Bakersfield R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 20.9% 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
Bakersfield High School has 20.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 215 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Bakersfield High School has 2.6 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Gainesville High School, 14.9 miles away in Gainesville R-V 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 | 96.7% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 26 |
| Grade 7 | 28 |
| Grade 8 | 20 |
| Grade 9 | 34 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 29 |
| Grade 12 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
357 State Hwy O, Bakersfield, MO 65609
Phone: (417)284-7333
Website: bakersfield.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bakersfield High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville High School | Gainesville R-V | 14.9 mi | 287 | 13.6 | 77.4% |
| Dora High School | Dora R-III | 17.4 mi | 160 | 10.5 | 48.8% |
| West Plains Senior High School | West Plains R-VII | 22.4 mi | 1,108 | 16.5 | 50.2% |
| Koshkonong High School | Oregon-Howell R-III | 28.7 mi | 86 | 8.5 | 70.9% |
| Lutie High School | Lutie R-VI | 29.0 mi | 58 | 5.6 | 100% |
| Willow Springs High School | Willow Springs R-IV | 34.0 mi | 370 | 10.7 | 54.6% |
| Thayer Senior High School | Thayer R-II | 34.7 mi | 359 | 11.9 | 54.3% |
| Ava High School | Ava R-I | 40.8 mi | 391 | 14.2 | 40.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bakersfield R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 177 |