Hale High School
Public high school in Hale, Missouri · Hale R-I School District · Grades 6–12
Hale High School serves 59 students in grades 6–12 in Hale (Carroll County). It is one of 2 schools in Hale R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 507th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.7 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 ÷ 8.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Hale R-I School District |
| County | Carroll County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291350000574 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hale R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 59 | 89 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.7 | 4.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.1% | 50.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Hale High School in context
Size
Hale High School is the only high school in Hale R-I School District. Its 59 students are 66.3% of the district's 89. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 111; Hale 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 11 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 7, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 57% more students than grade 6 (11 against 7). 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: 88.1% here and 91% across Hale R-I. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.6% across Hale R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.2% 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
With 8.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 59 students, Hale High School has 6.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 59 students would have about 4.8 teachers, so Hale High School has 4.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Hale High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Tina-Avalon High School, 7.2 miles away in Tina-Avalon R-II 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 | 88.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
37.3% of students are girls and 62.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
518 Main St, Hale, MO 64643
Phone: (660)565-2417
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hale High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina-Avalon High School | Tina-Avalon R-II | 7.2 mi | 66 | 7.2 | 27.3% |
| Bosworth High School | Bosworth R-V | 9.6 mi | 16 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Northwestern High School | Northwestern R-I | 11.4 mi | 54 | 4.7 | 42.6% |
| Meadville High School | Meadville R-IV | 12.7 mi | 101 | 8.1 | 24.8% |
| Brunswick High School | Brunswick R-II | 17.5 mi | 120 | 9 | 44.2% |
| Brookfield High School | Brookfield R-III | 17.7 mi | 269 | 12.8 | 42.8% |
| Carrollton Senior High School | Carrollton R-VII | 18.2 mi | 257 | 12.9 | 34.2% |
| Chillicothe High School | Chillicothe R-II | 18.6 mi | 563 | 17.1 | 36.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hale R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 30 |