Belle High School
Public high school in Belle, Missouri · Maries County R-II School District · Grades 9–12
Belle High School serves 228 students in grades 9–12 in Belle (Maries County). It is one of 3 schools in Maries County R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 314th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Maries County R-II School District |
| County | Maries County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000100049 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Maries County R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 228 | 680 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.2% | 45.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Belle High School in context
Size
Belle High School is the only high school in Maries County R-II School District. Its 228 students are 33.5% of the district's 680. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.5 miles away and have a median of 409 students, so Belle 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 65 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 51, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% more students than grade 9 (65 against 51). 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 96.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Maries County R-II (96.3%).
41.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.6% across Maries County R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 14.9% 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
Belle High School has 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 228 students would have about 18.7 teachers, so Belle High School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
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 Linn High School, 13 miles away in Osage County R-II 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 | 96.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% |
44.7% of students are girls and 55.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 56 |
| Grade 11 | 56 |
| Grade 12 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
504 W Third, Belle, MO 65013
Phone: (573)859-6114
Website: mariesr2.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Belle High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn High School | Osage County R-II | 13.0 mi | 317 | 11.5 | 32.5% |
| Vienna High School | Maries County R-I | 13.7 mi | 136 | 10.5 | 36.8% |
| Owensville High School | Gasconade County R-II | 14.6 mi | 541 | 15.1 | 40.9% |
| Fatima High School | Osage County R-III | 17.9 mi | 426 | 13.5 | 14.3% |
| St. James High School | St. James R-I | 21.1 mi | 509 | 13.4 | 50.9% |
| Rolla Senior High School | Rolla 31 | 23.4 mi | 1,398 | 19.3 | 42.3% |
| Cuba High School | Crawford County R-II | 23.8 mi | 392 | 14.3 | 45.2% |
| Chamois High School | Osage County R-I | 26.5 mi | 63 | 5.7 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Maries County R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 259 |
| Maries County Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 193 |