Clever High School
Public high school in Clever, Missouri · Clever R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Clever High School serves 397 students in grades 9–12 in Clever (Christian County). It is one of 2 schools in Clever R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 206th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Clever R-V School District |
| County | Christian County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290978000282 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Clever R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 397 | 1,268 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.2% | 28.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Clever High School in context
Size
Clever High School is the only high school in Clever R-V School District. Its 397 students are 31.3% of the district's 1,268. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.5 miles away and have a median of 223 students, so Clever 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 106 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 85, against an average of 99 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (85 against 102). 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 92.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Clever R-V (93.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Clever R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.3% 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
Clever High School has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 397 students would have about 32.5 teachers, so Clever High School has 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
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 Billings Senior High School, 5.3 miles away in Billings R-IV School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.5% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 102 |
| Grade 10 | 104 |
| Grade 11 | 106 |
| Grade 12 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6800 W Hwy 14, Clever, MO 65631
Phone: (417)743-4830
Website: cleverbluejays.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clever High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Senior High School | Billings R-IV | 5.3 mi | 149 | 8.7 | 45% |
| Republic High School | Republic R-III | 7.4 mi | 1,530 | 16.9 | 35.2% |
| Hurley High School | Hurley R-I | 7.5 mi | 91 | 7.6 | 68.1% |
| Nixa High School | Nixa Public Schools | 7.7 mi | 2,041 | 17.9 | 22.3% |
| Marionville High School | Marionville R-IX | 9.2 mi | 208 | 11.3 | 47.1% |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | Division of Youth Service | 11.3 mi | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Crane High School | Crane R-III | 11.4 mi | 237 | 10.8 | 49.8% |
| Kickapoo High School | Springfield R-XII | 12.3 mi | 1,923 | 19.3 | 26.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Clever R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clever Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 871 |