Eugene High School
Public high school in Eugene, Missouri · Cole County R-V School District · Grades 7–12
Eugene High School serves 264 students in grades 7–12 in Eugene (Cole County). It is one of 2 schools in Cole County R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 282nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 21.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Cole County R-V School District |
| County | Cole County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291155000411 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cole County R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 264 | 629 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 24.2% | 25.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Eugene High School in context
Size
Eugene High School is the only high school in Cole County R-V School District. Its 264 students are 42% of the district's 629. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.7 miles away and have a median of 509 students, so Eugene 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 11 with 52 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 36, against an average of 44 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 38 in grade 7 and 40 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cole County R-V (95.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
24.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 25.2% across Cole County R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.3% 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
Eugene High School has 21.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 264 students would have about 21.6 teachers, so Eugene High School has about as many as that.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Russellville High School, 9.9 miles away in Cole County R-I School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.9% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% |
| Black | 1.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 38 |
| Grade 8 | 36 |
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 47 |
| Grade 11 | 52 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14803 Hwy 17, Eugene, MO 65032
Phone: (573)498-4001
Website: coler-v.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eugene High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville High School | Cole County R-I | 9.9 mi | 285 | 12 | 22.1% |
| Tuscumbia High School | Miller County R-III | 9.9 mi | 53 | 6.6 | 35.8% |
| Eldon High School | Eldon R-I | 10.2 mi | 597 | 18.7 | 50.8% |
| St. Elizabeth High School | St. Elizabeth R-IV | 10.7 mi | 139 | 12.8 | 12.9% |
| Blair Oaks High School | Blair Oaks R-II | 14.6 mi | 421 | 15.8 | 8.8% |
| Capital City High School | Jefferson City | 16.3 mi | 1,314 | 13.6 | 42.5% |
| Jefferson City High School | Jefferson City | 17.8 mi | 1,353 | 13.2 | 50.4% |
| Osage High School | School of the Osage | 18.8 mi | 678 | 16.4 | 34.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cole County R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 365 |