Boonville High School
Public high school in Boonville, Missouri · Boonville R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Boonville High School serves 527 students in grades 9–12 in Boonville (Cooper County). It is one of 5 schools in Boonville R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 166th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 34.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Boonville R-I School District |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290558000104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Boonville R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 527 | 1,662 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 94.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Boonville High School in context
Size
Boonville High School is the only high school in Boonville R-I School District. Its 527 students are 31.7% of the district's 1,662. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 157; Boonville 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 149 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 124, against an average of 132 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 124 in grade 9 and 130 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 79.9% here and 78.2% across Boonville R-I. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
13.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 34.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 527 students, Boonville High School has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 527 students would have about 43.2 teachers, so Boonville High School has 8.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Boonville High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is New Franklin Middle-High School, 5.5 miles away in New Franklin R-I School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 79.9% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Black | 6.6% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 124 |
| Grade 10 | 124 |
| Grade 11 | 149 |
| Grade 12 | 130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Pirate Drive, Boonville, MO 65233
Phone: (660)882-7426
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boonville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin Middle-High School | New Franklin R-I | 5.5 mi | 198 | 9.7 | 32.8% |
| Pilot Grove High School | Pilot Grove C-4 | 8.7 mi | 128 | 9.3 | 21.9% |
| Bunceton High School | Cooper County R-IV | 10.6 mi | 33 | 5.7 | 100% |
| Prairie Home High School | Prairie Home R-V | 12.8 mi | 90 | 9.3 | 44.4% |
| Fayette High School | Fayette R-III | 15.1 mi | 188 | 9.9 | 37.2% |
| Tipton High School | Tipton R-VI | 19.9 mi | 185 | 12.2 | 40.5% |
| Jamestown C-I High School | Jamestown C-1 | 20.0 mi | 112 | 10.2 | 17% |
| Glasgow High School | Glasgow | 20.2 mi | 188 | 10.1 | 28.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boonville R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Barton Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 298 |
| Greenways Academy | Other | K–12 | 105 |
| Hannah Cole Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 419 |
| Laura Speed Elliott Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 313 |