Caruthersville High School
Public high school in Caruthersville, Missouri · Caruthersville 18 School District · Grades 9–12
Caruthersville High School serves 243 students in grades 9–12 in Caruthersville (Pemiscot County). It is one of 3 schools in Caruthersville 18 School District. By enrollment it is the 295th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 18.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Caruthersville 18 School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290747000214 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Caruthersville 18 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 243 | 918 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Caruthersville High School in context
Size
Caruthersville High School is the only high school in Caruthersville 18 School District. Its 243 students are 26.5% of the district's 918. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 180; Caruthersville 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 67 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 56, against an average of 61 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 60 in grade 9 and 56 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 49% here and 45.9% across Caruthersville 18. White students are next, at 40.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Caruthersville 18 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 47.7% 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 18.54 full-time-equivalent teachers for 243 students, Caruthersville High School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 243 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Caruthersville High School has 1.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Caruthersville High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Hayti High School, 6.1 miles away in Hayti R-II 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
| Black | 49% |
| White | 40.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 60 |
| Grade 10 | 60 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
| Grade 12 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1708 Ward Ave, Caruthersville, MO 63830
Phone: (573)333-6100
Website: cps18.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Caruthersville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayti High School | Hayti R-II | 6.1 mi | 225 | 10.4 | 100% |
| South Pemiscot High School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 11.3 mi | 263 | 13.3 | 100% |
| Cooter High School | Cooter R-IV | 12.2 mi | 122 | 13.6 | 60.7% |
| Delta C-7 High School | Delta C-7 | 12.4 mi | 99 | 11.3 | 54.5% |
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 14.7 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Portageville High School | Portageville | 17.6 mi | 360 | 11.8 | 62.2% |
| Kennett High School | Kennett 39 | 23.1 mi | 493 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Gideon High School | Gideon 37 | 23.5 mi | 102 | 11.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Caruthersville 18
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caruthersville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 475 |
| Caruthersville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 200 |