Festus Senior High School
Public high school in Festus, Missouri · Festus R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Festus Senior High School serves 1,019 students in grades 9–12 in Festus (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Festus R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 98th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 18 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 ÷ 56.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Festus R-VI School District |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291203000481 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Festus R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,019 | 3,495 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 16.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.7% | 35.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% 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.
Festus Senior High School in context
Size
Festus Senior High School is the only high school in Festus R-VI School District. Its 1,019 students are 29.2% of the district's 3,495. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.2 miles away and have a median of 664 students, so Festus Senior 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 302 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 227, against an average of 255 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (235 against 302). 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 86.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Festus R-VI (87%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 35.7% across Festus R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.5% 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
Festus Senior High School has 56.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,019 students would have about 83.5 teachers, so Festus Senior High School has 26.9 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Crystal City High School, 2.1 miles away in Crystal City 47 School District. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 302 |
| Grade 10 | 255 |
| Grade 11 | 227 |
| Grade 12 | 235 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 Westwind Dr., Festus, MO 63028
Phone: (636)937-5410
Website: festus.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Festus Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City 47 | 2.1 mi | 238 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Herculaneum High School | Dunklin R-V | 3.5 mi | 466 | 14.5 | 45.5% |
| Jefferson High School | Jefferson County R-VII | 5.8 mi | 300 | 13.4 | 19% |
| New Day - Day Treatment | Division of Youth Service | 8.0 mi | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro R-III | 8.5 mi | 1,050 | 15.7 | 29% |
| Windsor High School | Windsor C-1 | 9.9 mi | 887 | 15.6 | 30.2% |
| Desoto Senior High School | Desoto 73 | 10.4 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 42.7% |
| Seckman Senior High School | Fox C-6 | 12.0 mi | 1,737 | 17 | 21.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Festus R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 141 |
| Festus Elementary School | Elementary | K–3 | 1,045 |
| Festus Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 804 |
| Festus Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 486 |