Francis Howell High School

Size

Francis Howell High School is the largest of Francis Howell R-III School District's 3 high schools; its 1,843 students are 10.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 7.5 miles away and have a median of 1,645 students, so Francis Howell High School is close to their typical size.

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 11 with 478 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 447, against an average of 461 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 464 in grade 9 and 447 in grade 12.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

White students are the largest group, at 79.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Francis Howell R-III (73.8%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

7.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 16.3% across Francis Howell R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 2.7% 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

Francis Howell High School has 92.44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,843 students would have about 151.1 teachers, so Francis Howell High School has 58.7 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, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Francis Howell Central High School, 4.9 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.