Doniphan High School
Public high school in Doniphan, Missouri · Doniphan R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Doniphan High School serves 487 students in grades 9–12 in Doniphan (Ripley County). It is one of 4 schools in Doniphan R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 176th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 30.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Doniphan R-I School District |
| County | Ripley County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291092000373 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Doniphan R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 487 | 1,499 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 12 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Doniphan High School in context
Size
Doniphan High School is the only high school in Doniphan R-I School District. Its 487 students are 32.5% of the district's 1,499. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 23.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 168; Doniphan 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 9 with 146 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 95, against an average of 122 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% fewer students than grade 9 (95 against 146). 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
The largest group is White students: 91% here and 92.3% across Doniphan R-I. Students from 6 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 Doniphan R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 27.5% 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 30.73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 487 students, Doniphan High School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 487 students would have about 39.9 teachers, so Doniphan High School has 9.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Doniphan High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Naylor High School, 12.4 miles away in Naylor R-II School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
43.9% of students are girls and 56.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 146 |
| Grade 10 | 123 |
| Grade 11 | 123 |
| Grade 12 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5 Ball Park Rd, Doniphan, MO 63935
Phone: (573)996-3667
Website: doniphanr1.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Doniphan High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor High School | Naylor R-II | 12.4 mi | 155 | 8.9 | 58.7% |
| Neelyville High School | Neelyville R-IV | 17.6 mi | 301 | 12.7 | 60.8% |
| East Carter County R-II High School | East Carter County R-II | 21.4 mi | 180 | 12.2 | 60.6% |
| Poplar Bluff High School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 23.3 mi | 1,416 | 16.3 | 55.6% |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 23.4 mi | 14 | 4.7 | 78.6% |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 23.5 mi | 54 | 6 | 94.4% |
| Couch High School | Couch R-I | 28.0 mi | 92 | 8.1 | 64.1% |
| Van Buren High School | Van Buren R-I | 28.1 mi | 221 | 11.2 | 64.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Doniphan R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doniphan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 351 |
| Doniphan Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 311 |
| Doniphan Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 350 |