Fordland High School
Public high school in Fordland, Missouri · Fordland R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Fordland High School serves 200 students in grades 9–12 in Fordland (Webster County). It is one of 3 schools in Fordland R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 342nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fordland R-III School District |
| County | Webster County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291218000485 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fordland R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 200 | 650 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31.5% | 40.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Fordland High School in context
Size
Fordland High School is the only high school in Fordland R-III School District. Its 200 students are 30.8% of the district's 650. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 585; Fordland 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 9 with 55 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 48, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (49 against 55). 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
The largest group is White students: 89.5% here and 90.3% across Fordland R-III. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.6% across Fordland R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.5% 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
With 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers for 200 students, Fordland High School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 200 students would have about 16.4 teachers, so Fordland 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
Fordland High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Logan-Rogersville High School, 9.4 miles away in Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 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 | 89.5% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 55 |
| Grade 10 | 48 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1248 School St, Fordland, MO 65652
Phone: (417)767-4555
Website: fordlandschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fordland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan-Rogersville High School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 9.4 mi | 733 | 14.9 | 28% |
| Seymour High School | Seymour R-II | 10.6 mi | 226 | 13 | 59.7% |
| Strafford High School | Strafford R-VI | 11.9 mi | 437 | 15.8 | 38.7% |
| Sparta High School | Sparta R-III | 12.5 mi | 227 | 13.4 | 42.7% |
| Marshfield High School | Marshfield R-I | 12.7 mi | 865 | 14.6 | 36.5% |
| Glendale High School | Springfield R-XII | 15.1 mi | 1,357 | 17 | 31% |
| Ozark High School | Ozark R-VI | 17.1 mi | 1,789 | 14.9 | 28.8% |
| Niangua High School | Niangua R-V | 17.3 mi | 126 | 9.2 | 61.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fordland R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 300 |
| Fordland Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 150 |