Grundy County High School
Public high school in Galt, Missouri · Grundy County R-V School District · Grades 6–12
Grundy County High School serves 68 students in grades 6–12 in Galt (Grundy County). It is one of 2 schools in Grundy County R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 498th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 7.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Grundy County R-V School District |
| County | Grundy County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291269000532 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Grundy County R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 68 | 122 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 7.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.8% | 59.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Grundy County High School in context
Size
Grundy County High School is the only high school in Grundy County R-V School District. Its 68 students are 55.7% of the district's 122. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.6 miles away and have a median of 126 students, so Grundy County 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 13 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 8, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% more students than grade 6 (11 against 8). 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 95.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Grundy County R-V (97.5%).
58.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.8% across Grundy County R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 16.2% 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
Grundy County High School has 7.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 68 students would have about 5.6 teachers, so Grundy County High School has 2.1 more.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Trenton High School, 11.7 miles away in Trenton R-IX 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 | 95.6% |
| Hispanic | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
44.1% of students are girls and 55.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 9 |
| Grade 12 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
205 Sw Border St, Galt, MO 64641
Phone: (660)673-6511
Website: grundyr5.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grundy County High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton High School | Trenton R-IX | 11.7 mi | 318 | 13.1 | 42.5% |
| Milan C-2 High School | Milan C-2 | 14.7 mi | 258 | 9.8 | 1.2% |
| Newtown-Harris High School | Newtown-Harris R-III | 17.7 mi | 36 | 4.5 | 63.9% |
| Linn County High School | Linn County R-I | 18.1 mi | 83 | 7.8 | 43.4% |
| Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School | Princeton R-V | 21.1 mi | 151 | 8.8 | 28.5% |
| Chillicothe High School | Chillicothe R-II | 22.9 mi | 563 | 17.1 | 36.9% |
| Meadville High School | Meadville R-IV | 23.8 mi | 101 | 8.1 | 24.8% |
| Tri-County High School | Tri-County R-VII | 24.6 mi | 83 | 5.7 | 47% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grundy County R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 54 |