Bunker High School
Public high school in Bunker, Missouri · Bunker R-III School District · Grades 6–12
Bunker High School serves 123 students in grades 6–12 in Bunker (Reynolds County). It is one of 2 schools in Bunker R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 431st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.2 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 ÷ 12.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Bunker R-III School District |
| County | Reynolds County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290617000156 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bunker R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 123 | 228 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.5% | 65.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Bunker High School in context
Size
Bunker High School is the only high school in Bunker R-III School District. Its 123 students are 53.9% of the district's 228. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 22.9 miles away and have a median of 162 students, so Bunker 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 11 with 23 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 12, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 6 (14 against 19). 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 95.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bunker R-III (95.2%).
54.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.4% across Bunker R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.4% 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
Bunker High School has 12.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 123 students would have about 10.1 teachers, so Bunker High School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Viburnum High School, 18.4 miles away in Iron County C-4 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 | 95.9% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 19 |
| Grade 7 | 18 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
| Grade 9 | 18 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 14 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Hwy 72 Eagle Pride Drive, Bunker, MO 63629
Phone: (573)689-2211
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bunker High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viburnum High School | Iron County C-4 | 18.4 mi | 179 | 11.4 | 64.2% |
| Lesterville High School | Lesterville R-IV | 19.9 mi | 70 | 5.6 | 54.3% |
| Ellington High School | Southern Reynolds County R-II | 20.3 mi | 223 | 10.4 | 57% |
| Salem Senior High School | Salem R-80 | 22.8 mi | 606 | 15.3 | 53.8% |
| Eminence High School | Eminence R-I | 23.1 mi | 120 | 8.6 | 100% |
| South Iron High School | South Iron County R-I | 28.8 mi | 145 | 9.8 | 73.8% |
| Summersville High School | Summersville R-II | 31.1 mi | 215 | 10.6 | 53% |
| Winona High School | Winona R-III | 31.8 mi | 131 | 10.7 | 68.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bunker R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 105 |