Excelsior Springs High School
Public high school in Excelsior Springs, Missouri · Excelsior Springs 40 School District · Grades 9–12
Excelsior Springs High School serves 764 students in grades 9–12 in Excelsior Springs (Clay County). It is one of 7 schools in Excelsior Springs 40 School District. By enrollment it is the 121st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 45.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Excelsior Springs 40 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291165000420 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Excelsior Springs 40 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 764 | 2,661 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.4% | 48.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Excelsior Springs High School in context
Size
Excelsior Springs High School is the largest of Excelsior Springs 40 School District's 2 high schools; its 764 students are 28.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 436; Excelsior Springs 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 205 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 173, against an average of 191 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 205 in grade 9 and 199 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 85.2% here and 81.6% across Excelsior Springs 40. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.7% across Excelsior Springs 40 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12.6% 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 45.62 full-time-equivalent teachers for 764 students, Excelsior Springs High School has 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 764 students would have about 62.6 teachers, so Excelsior Springs High School has 17 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Excelsior Springs High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Excelsior Springs Technical High School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 5 other high schools, 2 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 | 85.2% |
| Hispanic | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 205 |
| Grade 10 | 173 |
| Grade 11 | 187 |
| Grade 12 | 199 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
612 Tiger Dr., Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Phone: (816)630-9210
Website: essd40.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Excelsior Springs High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 1.2 mi | 147 | 29.4 | 94.6% |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 4.4 mi | 46 | 6.6 | 93.5% |
| Kearney Junior High School | Kearney R-I | 5.5 mi | 510 | 13.3 | 19% |
| Kearney High School | Kearney R-I | 5.6 mi | 814 | 14.2 | 12.8% |
| Lawson High School | Lawson R-XIV | 7.0 mi | 362 | 14.2 | 21.3% |
| Liberty North High School | Liberty 53 | 10.9 mi | 2,262 | 17.4 | 20.4% |
| Orrick High School | Orrick R-XI | 11.2 mi | 133 | 9.1 | 42.9% |
| Liberty High School | Liberty 53 | 13.1 mi | 1,842 | 15.3 | 21.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Excelsior Springs 40
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 466 |
| Elkhorn Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 239 |
| Excelsior Springs Ear Chld Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 151 |
| Excelsior Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 540 |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | High | 10–12 | 147 |
| Lewis Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 354 |