Bolivar High School
Public high school in Bolivar, Missouri · Bolivar R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Bolivar High School serves 831 students in grades 9–12 in Bolivar (Polk County). It is one of 5 schools in Bolivar R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 114th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 59.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bolivar R-I School District |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290537000092 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bolivar R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 831 | 2,725 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.8% | 48.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Bolivar High School in context
Size
Bolivar High School is the only high school in Bolivar R-I School District. Its 831 students are 30.5% of the district's 2,725. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.2 miles away and have a median of 132 students, so Bolivar High School is larger 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 11 with 232 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 176, against an average of 208 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (176 against 195). 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 92.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bolivar R-I (93.3%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.3% across Bolivar R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17.7% 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
Bolivar High School has 59.27 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 831 students would have about 68.1 teachers, so Bolivar High School has 8.8 fewer.
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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Halfway Secondary, 8.4 miles away in Halfway R-III School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
43.4% of students are girls and 56.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 195 |
| Grade 10 | 228 |
| Grade 11 | 232 |
| Grade 12 | 176 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 N Pomme de Terre Ave, Bolivar, MO 65613
Phone: (417)326-5228
Website: bolivarschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bolivar High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Secondary | Halfway R-III | 8.4 mi | 114 | 9.7 | 31.6% |
| Fair Play High School | Fair Play R-II | 10.0 mi | 119 | 7.5 | 100% |
| Marion C. Early High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 10.2 mi | 150 | 10.5 | 34.7% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 12.9 mi | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
| Humansville High School | Humansville R-IV | 15.4 mi | 105 | 12.9 | 100% |
| Buffalo High School | Dallas County R-I | 16.4 mi | 511 | 15.7 | 56.2% |
| Walnut Grove High School | Walnut Grove R-V | 16.9 mi | 145 | 12.1 | 43.4% |
| Dadeville Senior High School | Dadeville R-II | 18.3 mi | 117 | 11.7 | 24.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bolivar R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivar Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 572 |
| Bolivar Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 587 |
| Bolivar Primary School | Elementary | K–2 | 578 |
| Early Childhood Learning Cntr | Pre-K | Pre-K | 157 |