Conway High Schools
Public high school in Conway, Missouri · Laclede County R-I School District · Grades 7–12
Conway High Schools serves 329 students in grades 7–12 in Conway (Laclede County). It is one of 2 schools in Laclede County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 243rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.1 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 ÷ 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Laclede County R-I School District |
| County | Laclede County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291011000324 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Laclede County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 329 | 751 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 13 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55% | 53% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Conway High Schools in context
Size
Conway High Schools is the only high school in Laclede County R-I School District. Its 329 students are 43.8% of the district's 751. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.1 miles away and have a median of 405 students, so Conway High Schools is close to their typical size.
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 9 with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 42, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% more students than grade 7 (51 against 42). 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 92.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Laclede County R-I (94.5%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53% across Laclede County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 18.5% 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
Conway High Schools has 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 329 students would have about 27 teachers, so Conway High Schools has about as many as that.
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 Niangua High School, 7.5 miles away in Niangua R-V 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 | 92.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.9% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 48 |
| Grade 9 | 80 |
| Grade 10 | 57 |
| Grade 11 | 51 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
726 W Jefferson Ave, Conway, MO 65632
Phone: (417)589-2941
Website: lacledecor1.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Conway High Schools. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niangua High School | Niangua R-V | 7.5 mi | 126 | 9.2 | 61.1% |
| Marshfield High School | Marshfield R-I | 11.6 mi | 865 | 14.6 | 36.5% |
| Lebanon Senior High School | Lebanon R-III | 15.7 mi | 1,439 | 18.6 | 53.4% |
| Buffalo High School | Dallas County R-I | 17.3 mi | 511 | 15.7 | 56.2% |
| Fair Grove High School | Fair Grove R-X | 18.9 mi | 373 | 14.9 | 32.2% |
| Strafford High School | Strafford R-VI | 22.2 mi | 437 | 15.8 | 38.7% |
| Halfway Secondary | Halfway R-III | 23.5 mi | 114 | 9.7 | 31.6% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 24.1 mi | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Laclede County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 422 |