Cameron High School
Public high school in Cameron, Missouri · Cameron R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Cameron High School serves 453 students in grades 9–12 in Cameron (Clinton County). It is one of 4 schools in Cameron R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 187th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.8 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 ÷ 38.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cameron R-I School District |
| County | Clinton County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290702000176 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cameron R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 453 | 1,601 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.4% | 47.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Cameron High School in context
Size
Cameron High School is the only high school in Cameron R-I School District. Its 453 students are 28.3% of the district's 1,601. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.9 miles away and have a median of 157 students, so Cameron 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 123 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 105, against an average of 113 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% more students than grade 9 (123 against 105). 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 89.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cameron R-I (90.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Cameron R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12.1% 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
Cameron High School has 38.51 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 453 students would have about 37.1 teachers, so Cameron High School has 1.4 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Osborn High School, 6.4 miles away in Osborn R-O 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 | 89.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 105 |
| Grade 10 | 113 |
| Grade 11 | 112 |
| Grade 12 | 123 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1220 S Park Avenue, Cameron, MO 64429
Phone: (816)882-1036
Website: cameron.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cameron High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn High School | Osborn R-O | 6.4 mi | 63 | 8.3 | 17.5% |
| Winston High School | Winston R-VI | 11.1 mi | 54 | 5.5 | 37% |
| Lathrop High School | Lathrop R-II | 12.6 mi | 272 | 12.3 | 28.3% |
| Maysville Junior-Senior High School | Maysville R-I | 12.9 mi | 229 | 10.5 | 33.2% |
| Penney High School | Hamilton R-II | 13.0 mi | 186 | 9.6 | 39.8% |
| Stewartsville High School | Stewartsville C-2 | 14.0 mi | 94 | 8.3 | 28.7% |
| Polo High School | Polo R-VII | 16.3 mi | 127 | 9.7 | 36.2% |
| Plattsburg High School | Clinton County R-III | 16.3 mi | 200 | 10.7 | 37.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cameron R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 391 |
| Cameron Veterans Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 317 |
| Parkview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 440 |