Ellington High School
Public high school in Ellington, Missouri · Southern Reynolds County R-II School District · Grades 6–12
Ellington High School serves 223 students in grades 6–12 in Ellington (Reynolds County). It is one of 2 schools in Southern Reynolds County R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 320th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Southern Reynolds County R-II School District |
| County | Reynolds County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292859001768 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Southern Reynolds County R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 223 | 425 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57% | 61.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Ellington High School in context
Size
Ellington High School is the only high school in Southern Reynolds County R-II School District. Its 223 students are 52.5% of the district's 425. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 18.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 138; Ellington 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 12 with 37 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 24, against an average of 32 per grade. This year grade 12 has 42% more students than grade 6 (37 against 26). 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: 96.9% here and 96.2% across Southern Reynolds County R-II.
57% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.2% across Southern Reynolds County R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 24.7% 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 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 223 students, Ellington High School has 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 223 students would have about 18.3 teachers, so Ellington High School has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Ellington 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 Lesterville High School, 16.2 miles away in Lesterville R-IV 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 | 96.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 26 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 33 |
| Grade 9 | 36 |
| Grade 10 | 34 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 School St, Ellington, MO 63638
Phone: (573)663-2291
Website: ewhippets.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ellington High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesterville High School | Lesterville R-IV | 16.2 mi | 70 | 5.6 | 54.3% |
| Clearwater High School | Clearwater R-I | 16.6 mi | 230 | 13.8 | 62.2% |
| Van Buren High School | Van Buren R-I | 16.7 mi | 221 | 11.2 | 64.3% |
| South Iron High School | South Iron County R-I | 16.8 mi | 145 | 9.8 | 73.8% |
| Bunker High School | Bunker R-III | 20.3 mi | 123 | 10.2 | 54.5% |
| Eminence High School | Eminence R-I | 23.0 mi | 120 | 8.6 | 100% |
| East Carter County R-II High School | East Carter County R-II | 24.5 mi | 180 | 12.2 | 60.6% |
| Winona High School | Winona R-III | 25.5 mi | 131 | 10.7 | 68.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southern Reynolds County R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellington Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 202 |