Ballard High School
Public high school in Butler, Missouri · Ballard R-II School District · Grades 7–12
Ballard High School serves 59 students in grades 7–12 in Butler (Bates County). It is one of 2 schools in Ballard R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 506th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.5 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 ÷ 9.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Ballard R-II School District |
| County | Bates County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290417000042 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ballard R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 59 | 116 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.5 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.2% | 53.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Ballard High School in context
Size
Ballard High School is the only high school in Ballard R-II School District. Its 59 students are 50.9% of the district's 116. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 250; Ballard 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 10 with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 6, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 40% fewer students than grade 7 (6 against 10). 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: 89.8% here and 92.2% across Ballard R-II. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.5% across Ballard R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 20.3% 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 9.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 59 students, Ballard High School has 6.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 59 students would have about 4.8 teachers, so Ballard High School has 4.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Ballard 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 Sherwood High School, 10.3 miles away in Sherwood Cass R-VIII 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 | 89.8% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| Hispanic | 3.4% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 10 |
| Grade 8 | 12 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10247 NE State Route 18, Butler, MO 64730
Phone: (816)297-2656
Website: ballardr2.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ballard High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood High School | Sherwood Cass R-VIII | 10.3 mi | 221 | 10.7 | 34.4% |
| Adrian Senior High School | Adrian R-III | 11.3 mi | 375 | 13 | 20.5% |
| Montrose High School | Montrose R-XIV | 11.8 mi | 45 | 6.3 | 44.4% |
| Butler High School | Butler R-V | 13.1 mi | 476 | 12 | 44.1% |
| Appleton City High School | Appleton City R-II | 13.5 mi | 170 | 8.8 | 41.2% |
| Archie High School | Archie R-V | 14.1 mi | 278 | 10.9 | 35.6% |
| Clinton Senior High School | Clinton | 20.1 mi | 614 | 16.3 | 41.4% |
| Miami High School | Miami R-I | 21.1 mi | 80 | 8.2 | 33.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ballard R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 57 |