Green Ridge High School
Public high school in Green Ridge, Missouri · Green Ridge R-VIII School District · Grades 7–12
Green Ridge High School serves 181 students in grades 7–12 in Green Ridge (Pettis County). It is one of 2 schools in Green Ridge R-VIII School District. By enrollment it is the 365th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12 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 ÷ 15.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Green Ridge R-VIII School District |
| County | Pettis County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291329000564 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Green Ridge R-VIII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 181 | 352 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.1% | 44.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 47% 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.
Green Ridge High School in context
Size
Green Ridge High School is the only high school in Green Ridge R-VIII School District. Its 181 students are 51.4% of the district's 352. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 14 miles away with a median enrollment of 291; Green Ridge 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 39 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 24, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 7 (24 against 33). 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: 85.1% here and 89.2% across Green Ridge R-VIII. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.9% across Green Ridge R-VIII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 21.5% 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 15.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 181 students, Green Ridge High School has 12 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 181 students would have about 14.8 teachers, so Green Ridge 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
Green Ridge 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 Windsor High School, 8.2 miles away in Henry County R-I School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 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 | 85.1% |
| Hispanic | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Black | 0.6% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 31 |
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 26 |
| Grade 11 | 28 |
| Grade 12 | 24 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 W Pettis St, Green Ridge, MO 65332
Phone: (660)527-3315
Website: grtigers.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Green Ridge High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor High School | Henry County R-I | 8.2 mi | 334 | 11.7 | 56.9% |
| Smith-Cotton High School | Sedalia 200 | 9.1 mi | 1,551 | 16.9 | 59.6% |
| La Monte High School | La Monte R-IV | 10.4 mi | 144 | 10.1 | 61.1% |
| Knob Noster High School | Knob Noster R-VIII | 12.5 mi | 474 | 13.3 | 30.4% |
| Leeton High School | Leeton R-X | 15.5 mi | 103 | 9.5 | 50.5% |
| Cole Camp High School | Cole Camp R-I | 15.8 mi | 344 | 12.5 | 46.5% |
| Lincoln High School | Lincoln R-II | 16.3 mi | 248 | 12.8 | 55.2% |
| Northwest High School | Pettis County R-V | 16.6 mi | 167 | 13 | 45.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Green Ridge R-VIII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 171 |