Fair Grove High School
Public high school in Fair Grove, Missouri · Fair Grove R-X School District · Grades 9–12
Fair Grove High School serves 373 students in grades 9–12 in Fair Grove (Greene County). It is one of 3 schools in Fair Grove R-X School District. By enrollment it is the 222nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 25.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fair Grove R-X School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291170000429 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fair Grove R-X | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 373 | 1,296 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.2% | 35.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Fair Grove High School in context
Size
Fair Grove High School is the only high school in Fair Grove R-X School District. Its 373 students are 28.8% of the district's 1,296. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.4 miles away and have a median of 965 students, so Fair Grove 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 96 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 90, against an average of 93 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 90 in grade 9 and 92 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 92.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Fair Grove R-X (93.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 35.2% across Fair Grove R-X and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.3% 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
Fair Grove High School has 25.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 373 students would have about 30.6 teachers, so Fair Grove High School has 5.5 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, 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 Strafford High School, 8.2 miles away in Strafford R-VI 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 | 92.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.3% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 90 |
| Grade 10 | 96 |
| Grade 11 | 95 |
| Grade 12 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
132 N Main St, Fair Grove, MO 65648
Phone: (417)759-2554
Website: fairgroveschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fair Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strafford High School | Strafford R-VI | 8.2 mi | 437 | 15.8 | 38.7% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 8.7 mi | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
| Hillcrest High School | Springfield R-XII | 12.2 mi | 1,065 | 16.2 | 61% |
| Central High School | Springfield R-XII | 14.0 mi | 1,428 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
| Marshfield High School | Marshfield R-I | 14.8 mi | 865 | 14.6 | 36.5% |
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 15.2 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Willard High School | Willard R-II | 15.9 mi | 1,379 | 15.7 | 28.4% |
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 15.9 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fair Grove R-X
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 550 |
| Fair Grove Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 373 |