Bell City High School
Public high school in Bell City, Missouri · Bell City R-II School District · Grades 7–12
Bell City High School serves 91 students in grades 7–12 in Bell City (Stoddard County). It is one of 2 schools in Bell City R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 469th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.8 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 ÷ 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Bell City R-II School District |
| County | Stoddard County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290453000047 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bell City R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 91 | 196 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.8 | 7.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.6% | 59.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Bell City High School in context
Size
Bell City High School is the only high school in Bell City R-II School District. Its 91 students are 46.4% of the district's 196. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.2 miles away and have a median of 145 students, so Bell City 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 9 with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 9, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% fewer students than grade 7 (10 against 15). 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 94.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bell City R-II (94.9%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.2% across Bell City R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19.8% 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
Bell City High School has 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 91 students would have about 7.5 teachers, so Bell City High School has 5.9 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 Advance High School, 7.8 miles away in Advance R-IV 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 | 94.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 18 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
25254 Walnut St, Bell City, MO 63735
Phone: (573)733-4444
Website: bellcity.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bell City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance High School | Advance R-IV | 7.8 mi | 188 | 12.6 | 36.2% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 10.1 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Scott County Central High School | Scott County Central | 11.2 mi | 108 | 8.8 | 100% |
| Bloomfield High School | Bloomfield R-XIV | 11.5 mi | 167 | 10.8 | 49.7% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 13.0 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 13.9 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Richland High School | Richland R-I | 14.4 mi | 125 | 9.3 | 72.8% |
| Sikeston Hope Center | Division of Youth Service | 16.0 mi | 11 | 11 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bell City R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell City Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 105 |