Cassville High School
Public high school in Cassville, Missouri · Cassville R-IV School District · Grades 9–12
Cassville High School serves 586 students in grades 9–12 in Cassville (Barry County). It is one of 4 schools in Cassville R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 156th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 41.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cassville R-IV School District |
| County | Barry County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290817000219 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cassville R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 586 | 1,821 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.4% | 58.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
Cassville High School in context
Size
Cassville High School is the only high school in Cassville R-IV School District. Its 586 students are 32.2% of the district's 1,821. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.1 miles away and have a median of 221 students, so Cassville 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 10 with 156 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 127, against an average of 147 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (127 against 153). 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 85.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cassville R-IV (85.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.5% across Cassville R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 20.8% 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
Cassville High School has 41.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 586 students would have about 48 teachers, so Cassville High School has 6.6 fewer.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Exeter High School, 4.3 miles away in Exeter R-VI School District. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Hispanic | 5.3% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.2% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 153 |
| Grade 10 | 156 |
| Grade 11 | 150 |
| Grade 12 | 127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1501 Main St, Cassville, MO 65625
Phone: (417)847-3137
Website: cassville.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cassville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter High School | Exeter R-VI | 4.3 mi | 109 | 12.7 | 69.7% |
| Southwest High School | Southwest R-V | 8.8 mi | 236 | 13.3 | 60.2% |
| Purdy High School | Purdy R-II | 9.1 mi | 267 | 11.5 | 63.7% |
| Wheaton High School | Wheaton R-III | 11.5 mi | 199 | 12.3 | 62.3% |
| Monett High School | Monett R-I | 16.7 mi | 742 | 15.2 | 51.9% |
| Verona High School | Verona R-VII | 19.1 mi | 143 | 8.8 | 62.9% |
| Pierce City High School | Pierce City R-VI | 19.4 mi | 205 | 12.8 | 28.3% |
| Aurora High School | Aurora R-VIII | 19.9 mi | 550 | 13.6 | 60.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cassville R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassville Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 383 |
| Cassville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 395 |
| Eunice Thomas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 457 |