Gainesville High School
Public high school in Gainesville, Missouri · Gainesville R-V School District · Grades 7–12
Gainesville High School serves 287 students in grades 7–12 in Gainesville (Ozark County). It is one of 3 schools in Gainesville R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 265th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 21.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Gainesville R-V School District |
| County | Ozark County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291260000526 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Gainesville R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 287 | 605 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 12 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.4% | 78.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Gainesville High School in context
Size
Gainesville High School is the only high school in Gainesville R-V School District. Its 287 students are 47.4% of the district's 605. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 29.2 miles away and have a median of 197 students, so Gainesville 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 7 with 56 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 36, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 12 has 36% fewer students than grade 7 (36 against 56). 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 97.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Gainesville R-V (98.5%).
77.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.7% across Gainesville R-V 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
Gainesville High School has 21.18 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 287 students would have about 23.5 teachers, so Gainesville High School has 2.3 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Bakersfield High School, 14.9 miles away in Bakersfield R-IV 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 | 97.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 56 |
| Grade 8 | 41 |
| Grade 9 | 49 |
| Grade 10 | 52 |
| Grade 11 | 53 |
| Grade 12 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
422 Bulldog Drive, Gainesville, MO 65655
Phone: (417)679-4200
Website: gainesvillebulldogs.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gainesville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield High School | Bakersfield R-IV | 14.9 mi | 215 | 10.7 | 54.9% |
| Dora High School | Dora R-III | 15.1 mi | 160 | 10.5 | 48.8% |
| Lutie High School | Lutie R-VI | 15.2 mi | 58 | 5.6 | 100% |
| Ava High School | Ava R-I | 27.8 mi | 391 | 14.2 | 40.9% |
| Bradleyville High School | Bradleyville R-I | 30.5 mi | 100 | 7.7 | 64% |
| West Plains Senior High School | West Plains R-VII | 32.0 mi | 1,108 | 16.5 | 50.2% |
| Norwood High School | Norwood R-I | 34.7 mi | 179 | 9.9 | 50.3% |
| Willow Springs High School | Willow Springs R-IV | 35.7 mi | 370 | 10.7 | 54.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gainesville R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 292 |
| Gainesville Preschool | Pre-K | Pre-K | 26 |