Eminence High School
Public high school in Eminence, Missouri · Eminence R-I School District · Grades 7–12
Eminence High School serves 120 students in grades 7–12 in Eminence (Shannon County). It is one of 2 schools in Eminence R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 437th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.6 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 ÷ 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Eminence R-I School District |
| County | Shannon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291145000409 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Eminence R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 120 | 259 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.6 | 9.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Eminence High School in context
Size
Eminence High School is the only high school in Eminence R-I School District. Its 120 students are 46.3% of the district's 259. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 22.4 miles away and have a median of 222 students, so Eminence High School is smaller 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 10 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 15, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than grade 7 (17 against 15). 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 98.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Eminence R-I (45.6%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Eminence R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.7% 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
Eminence High School has 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 120 students would have about 9.8 teachers, so Eminence High School has 4.1 more.
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 Winona High School, 10 miles away in Winona R-III 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 | 98.3% |
| Black | 1.7% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
| Grade 9 | 22 |
| Grade 10 | 25 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 South 6th Street, Eminence, MO 65466
Phone: (573)226-3252
Website: redwingsk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eminence High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona High School | Winona R-III | 10.0 mi | 131 | 10.7 | 68.7% |
| Summersville High School | Summersville R-II | 16.4 mi | 215 | 10.6 | 53% |
| Liberty Senior High School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 18.6 mi | 350 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| Van Buren High School | Van Buren R-I | 21.7 mi | 221 | 11.2 | 64.3% |
| Ellington High School | Southern Reynolds County R-II | 23.0 mi | 223 | 10.4 | 57% |
| Bunker High School | Bunker R-III | 23.1 mi | 123 | 10.2 | 54.5% |
| Alton High School | Alton R-IV | 31.5 mi | 281 | 9.2 | 56.9% |
| Willow Springs High School | Willow Springs R-IV | 35.0 mi | 370 | 10.7 | 54.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Eminence R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eminence Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 139 |