East Prairie High School
Public high school in East Prairie, Missouri · East Prairie R-II School District · Grades 9–12
East Prairie High School serves 301 students in grades 9–12 in East Prairie (Mississippi County). It is one of 3 schools in East Prairie R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 256th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 22.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | East Prairie R-II School District |
| County | Mississippi County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291122000388 |
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 Prairie R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 301 | 1,003 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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 Prairie High School in context
Size
East Prairie High School is the only high school in East Prairie R-II School District. Its 301 students are 30% of the district's 1,003. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.7 miles away and have a median of 231 students, so East Prairie 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 84 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 71, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (73 against 84). 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 89.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across East Prairie R-II (91.5%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across East Prairie R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 24.3% 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
East Prairie High School has 22.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 301 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so East Prairie High School has 2.1 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Charleston High School, 10 miles away in Charleston R-I 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 | 89.4% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 84 |
| Grade 10 | 71 |
| Grade 11 | 73 |
| Grade 12 | 73 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
304 E Walnut, East Prairie, MO 63845
Phone: (573)649-3564
Website: eastprairie.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Prairie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston High School | Charleston R-I | 10.0 mi | 310 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Sikeston Senior High School | Sikeston R-6 | 12.9 mi | 955 | 15.6 | 100% |
| Sikeston Hope Center | Division of Youth Service | 13.7 mi | 11 | 11 | 72.7% |
| Central High School | New Madrid County R-I | 18.0 mi | 361 | 11 | 100% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 19.4 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Scott County Central High School | Scott County Central | 19.5 mi | 108 | 8.8 | 100% |
| Richland High School | Richland R-I | 25.4 mi | 125 | 9.3 | 72.8% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 26.4 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in East Prairie R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 412 |
| East Prairie Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 290 |