Fatima High School
Public high school in Westphalia, Missouri · Osage County R-III School District · Grades 7–12
Fatima High School serves 426 students in grades 7–12 in Westphalia (Osage County). It is one of 3 schools in Osage County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 196th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 31.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Osage County R-III School District |
| County | Osage County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293183002226 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Osage County R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 426 | 738 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.3% | 15.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Fatima High School in context
Size
Fatima High School is the only high school in Osage County R-III School District. Its 426 students are 57.7% of the district's 738. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.3 miles away and have a median of 277 students, so Fatima 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 97 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 41, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 12 has 137% more students than grade 7 (97 against 41). 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 97.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Osage County R-III (98%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 15.7% across Osage County R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 2.3% 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
Fatima High School has 31.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 426 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so Fatima High School has 3.4 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 Linn High School, 10.1 miles away in Osage County R-II 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 | 97.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 41 |
| Grade 8 | 42 |
| Grade 9 | 75 |
| Grade 10 | 86 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
143 E Main, Westphalia, MO 65085
Phone: (573)455-2550
Website: fatimacomets.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fatima High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn High School | Osage County R-II | 10.1 mi | 317 | 11.5 | 32.5% |
| Blair Oaks High School | Blair Oaks R-II | 10.4 mi | 421 | 15.8 | 8.8% |
| Jefferson City High School | Jefferson City | 13.0 mi | 1,353 | 13.2 | 50.4% |
| Capital City High School | Jefferson City | 14.9 mi | 1,314 | 13.6 | 42.5% |
| Vienna High School | Maries County R-I | 17.8 mi | 136 | 10.5 | 36.8% |
| Belle High School | Maries County R-II | 17.9 mi | 228 | 11.3 | 41.2% |
| South Callaway High School | South Callaway County R-II | 18.0 mi | 237 | 10.8 | 33.8% |
| St. Elizabeth High School | St. Elizabeth R-IV | 19.5 mi | 139 | 12.8 | 12.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Osage County R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatima Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 256 |
| Osage County R-III Preschool | Pre-K | Pre-K | 56 |