Brookfield High School
Public high school in Brookfield, Missouri · Brookfield R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Brookfield High School serves 269 students in grades 9–12 in Brookfield (Linn County). It is one of 3 schools in Brookfield R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 277th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 21.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brookfield R-III School District |
| County | Linn County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290594000139 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Brookfield R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 269 | 923 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.8% | 46.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Brookfield High School in context
Size
Brookfield High School is the only high school in Brookfield R-III School District. Its 269 students are 29.1% of the district's 923. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 63 students, so Brookfield 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 12 with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 55, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 12 has 43% more students than grade 9 (83 against 58). 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 92.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brookfield R-III (91.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.3% across Brookfield R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19.7% 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
Brookfield High School has 21.09 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 269 students would have about 22 teachers, so Brookfield High School has about as many as that.
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, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Marceline High School, 9.6 miles away in Marceline R-V School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 73 |
| Grade 11 | 55 |
| Grade 12 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
124 Pershing Rd, Brookfield, MO 64628
Phone: (660)258-7242
Website: brookfieldr3.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brookfield High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marceline High School | Marceline R-V | 9.6 mi | 343 | 13.4 | 37.3% |
| Meadville High School | Meadville R-IV | 10.7 mi | 101 | 8.1 | 24.8% |
| Bucklin High School | Bucklin R-II | 11.8 mi | 45 | 5.1 | 40% |
| Linn County High School | Linn County R-I | 12.7 mi | 83 | 7.8 | 43.4% |
| Northwestern High School | Northwestern R-I | 13.6 mi | 54 | 4.7 | 42.6% |
| Hale High School | Hale R-I | 17.7 mi | 59 | 6.7 | 44.1% |
| Macon County High School | Macon County R-IV | 18.7 mi | 44 | 5.2 | 63.6% |
| Tina-Avalon High School | Tina-Avalon R-II | 24.1 mi | 66 | 7.2 | 27.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brookfield R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 417 |
| Brookfield Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 237 |