Forsyth High School
Public high school in Forsyth, Missouri · Forsyth R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Forsyth High School serves 394 students in grades 9–12 in Forsyth (Taney County). It is one of 4 schools in Forsyth R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 208th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Forsyth R-III School District |
| County | Taney County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291224000487 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Forsyth R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 394 | 1,295 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.9% | 62.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Forsyth High School in context
Size
Forsyth High School is the only high school in Forsyth R-III School District. Its 394 students are 30.4% of the district's 1,295. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15 miles away and have a median of 200 students, so Forsyth 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 10 with 114 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 81, against an average of 99 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (81 against 90). 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 86.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Forsyth R-III (88.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.1% across Forsyth R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 22.3% 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
Forsyth High School has 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 394 students would have about 32.3 teachers, so Forsyth 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
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Branson High School, 6.3 miles away in Branson R-IV 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 | 86.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 90 |
| Grade 10 | 114 |
| Grade 11 | 109 |
| Grade 12 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
178 Panther St, Forsyth, MO 65653
Phone: (417)546-6383
Website: forsythpanthers.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Forsyth High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branson High School | Branson R-IV | 6.3 mi | 1,469 | 16.6 | 54.8% |
| Hollister High School | Hollister R-V | 6.6 mi | 475 | 12 | 56.6% |
| Bradleyville High School | Bradleyville R-I | 13.3 mi | 100 | 7.7 | 64% |
| Reeds Spring High School | Reeds Spring R-IV | 14.8 mi | 560 | 15.2 | 55.9% |
| Spokane High School | Spokane R-VII | 15.2 mi | 203 | 12.3 | 35.5% |
| Chadwick High School | Chadwick R-I | 16.1 mi | 122 | 11.2 | 46.7% |
| Blue Eye High School | Blue Eye R-V | 20.0 mi | 160 | 9.5 | 49.4% |
| Galena High School | Galena R-II | 21.2 mi | 196 | 11 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Forsyth R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 470 |
| Forsyth Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 356 |
| Tri Lakes Special Serv Co-Op | Other | Pre-K–12 | 75 |