Breckenridge High School
Public high school in Breckenridge, Missouri · Breckenridge R-I School District · Grades 6–12
Breckenridge High School serves 30 students in grades 6–12 in Breckenridge (Caldwell County). It is one of 2 schools in Breckenridge R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 530th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 4 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 ÷ 7.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Breckenridge R-I School District |
| County | Caldwell County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290585000129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Breckenridge R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 30 | 63 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 4 | 5.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.3% | 76.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Breckenridge High School in context
Size
Breckenridge High School is the only high school in Breckenridge R-I School District. Its 30 students are 47.6% of the district's 63. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 130; Breckenridge 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 6 with 7 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 2, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 43% fewer students than grade 6 (4 against 7). 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
The largest group is White students: 90% here and 88.9% across Breckenridge R-I. Two or more races students are next, at 10%.
83.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.2% across Breckenridge R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.7% 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
With 7.44 full-time-equivalent teachers for 30 students, Breckenridge High School has 4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 30 students would have about 2.5 teachers, so Breckenridge High School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Breckenridge High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Southwest Livingston County R-1 High School, 8.7 miles away in Southwest Livingston County R-I School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 10% |
43.3% of students are girls and 56.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 W Colfax St, Breckenridge, MO 64625
Phone: (660)644-5715
Website: breckenridger1.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Breckenridge High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Livingston County R-1 High School | Southwest Livingston County R-I | 8.7 mi | 89 | 11.5 | 61.8% |
| Penney High School | Hamilton R-II | 10.3 mi | 186 | 9.6 | 39.8% |
| Braymer High School | Braymer C-4 | 11.6 mi | 133 | 9.9 | 47.4% |
| Gallatin High School | Gallatin R-V | 13.7 mi | 148 | 9.4 | 33.1% |
| Chillicothe High School | Chillicothe R-II | 14.0 mi | 563 | 17.1 | 36.9% |
| Tri-County High School | Tri-County R-VII | 15.0 mi | 83 | 5.7 | 47% |
| Polo High School | Polo R-VII | 19.1 mi | 127 | 9.7 | 36.2% |
| North Daviess High School | North Daviess R-III | 19.5 mi | 26 | 3.9 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Breckenridge R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 33 |