Halfway Secondary
Public high school in Halfway, Missouri · Halfway R-III School District · Grades 7–12
Halfway Secondary serves 114 students in grades 7–12 in Halfway (Polk County). It is one of 2 schools in Halfway R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 443rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 11.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Halfway R-III School District |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291353000576 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Halfway R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 114 | 247 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31.6% | 42.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Halfway Secondary in context
Size
Halfway Secondary is the only high school in Halfway R-III School District. Its 114 students are 46.2% of the district's 247. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 220; Halfway Secondary 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 10 with 24 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 16, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than grade 7 (18 against 16). 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: 93% here and 93.9% across Halfway R-III. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.1% across Halfway R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.2% 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 11.74 full-time-equivalent teachers for 114 students, Halfway Secondary has 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 114 students would have about 9.3 teachers, so Halfway Secondary has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Halfway Secondary 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 Buffalo High School, 8.1 miles away in Dallas 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 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 16 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2150 Hwy 32, Halfway, MO 65663
Phone: (417)445-2211
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Halfway Secondary. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo High School | Dallas County R-I | 8.1 mi | 511 | 15.7 | 56.2% |
| Bolivar High School | Bolivar R-I | 8.4 mi | 831 | 14 | 41.8% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 10.5 mi | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
| Marion C. Early High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 13.8 mi | 150 | 10.5 | 34.7% |
| Fair Grove High School | Fair Grove R-X | 16.5 mi | 373 | 14.9 | 32.2% |
| Fair Play High School | Fair Play R-II | 18.4 mi | 119 | 7.5 | 100% |
| Skyline High School | Hickory County R-I | 20.5 mi | 216 | 12.7 | 39.4% |
| Walnut Grove High School | Walnut Grove R-V | 21.8 mi | 145 | 12.1 | 43.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Halfway R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 133 |