Blue Eye High School
Public high school in Blue Eye, Missouri · Blue Eye R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Blue Eye High School serves 160 students in grades 9–12 in Blue Eye (Stone County). It is one of 3 schools in Blue Eye R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 382nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.5 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 ÷ 16.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Blue Eye R-V School District |
| County | Stone County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290528000076 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Blue Eye R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 160 | 502 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.4% | 52.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% 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.
Blue Eye High School in context
Size
Blue Eye High School is the only high school in Blue Eye R-V School District. Its 160 students are 31.9% of the district's 502. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20.9 miles away and have a median of 435 students, so Blue Eye 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 51 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 30, against an average of 40 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (43 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 96.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blue Eye R-V (92.8%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.6% across Blue Eye R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 11.3% 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
Blue Eye High School has 16.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 160 students would have about 13.1 teachers, so Blue Eye High School has 3.8 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 Hollister High School, 13.6 miles away in Hollister 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 | 96.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
43.1% of students are girls and 56.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 36 |
| Grade 11 | 30 |
| Grade 12 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
658 State Hwy Ee, Blue Eye, MO 65611
Phone: (417)779-5331
Website: blueeye.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blue Eye High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister High School | Hollister R-V | 13.6 mi | 475 | 12 | 56.6% |
| Reeds Spring High School | Reeds Spring R-IV | 15.1 mi | 560 | 15.2 | 55.9% |
| Branson High School | Branson R-IV | 16.0 mi | 1,469 | 16.6 | 54.8% |
| Forsyth High School | Forsyth R-III | 20.0 mi | 394 | 12.5 | 59.9% |
| Galena High School | Galena R-II | 21.9 mi | 196 | 11 | 100% |
| Spokane High School | Spokane R-VII | 25.3 mi | 203 | 12.3 | 35.5% |
| Crane High School | Crane R-III | 28.9 mi | 237 | 10.8 | 49.8% |
| Cassville High School | Cassville R-IV | 29.4 mi | 586 | 14.2 | 53.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blue Eye R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Eye Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 202 |
| Blue Eye Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 140 |