East Buchanan High School
Public high school in Gower, Missouri · East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District · Grades 9–12
East Buchanan High School serves 255 students in grades 9–12 in Gower (Clinton County). It is one of 3 schools in East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District. By enrollment it is the 288th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 18.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District |
| County | Clinton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291125000391 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 255 | 689 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22.4% | 22.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
East Buchanan High School in context
Size
East Buchanan High School is the only high school in East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) School District. Its 255 students are 37% of the district's 689. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 210; East Buchanan High School 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 10 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 58, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (64 against 58). 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: 92.2% here and 93.8% across East Buchanan County C-1 (025076). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
22.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 22.5% across East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.6% 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
With 18.86 full-time-equivalent teachers for 255 students, East Buchanan High School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 255 students would have about 20.9 teachers, so East Buchanan High School has 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
East Buchanan High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Plattsburg High School, 8.1 miles away in Clinton County R-III 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
| White | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 68 |
| Grade 11 | 65 |
| Grade 12 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Smith St, Gower, MO 64454
Phone: (816)424-6460
Website: ebs.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Buchanan High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburg High School | Clinton County R-III | 8.1 mi | 200 | 10.7 | 37.5% |
| North Platte High School | North Platte County R-I | 10.9 mi | 220 | 13.1 | 25.9% |
| Stewartsville High School | Stewartsville C-2 | 11.1 mi | 94 | 8.3 | 28.7% |
| Mid-Buchanan Senior High School | Mid-Buchanan County R-V | 11.7 mi | 415 | 13.9 | 17.8% |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 13.1 mi | 17 | 3.4 | 82.4% |
| Lathrop High School | Lathrop R-II | 14.5 mi | 272 | 12.3 | 28.3% |
| Benton High School | St. Joseph | 15.6 mi | 682 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
| Osborn High School | Osborn R-O | 16.1 mi | 63 | 8.3 | 17.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in East Buchanan County C-1 (025076)
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Buchanan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 267 |
| East Buchanan Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 167 |