Hardin-Central High School
Public high school in Hardin, Missouri · Hardin-Central C-2 School District · Grades 7–12
Hardin-Central High School serves 95 students in grades 7–12 in Hardin (Ray County). It is one of 2 schools in Hardin-Central C-2 School District. By enrollment it is the 463rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 7.6 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 ÷ 12.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Hardin-Central C-2 School District |
| County | Ray County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291368000597 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hardin-Central C-2 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 95 | 205 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 7.6 | 8.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.1% | 41% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Hardin-Central High School in context
Size
Hardin-Central High School is the only high school in Hardin-Central C-2 School District. Its 95 students are 46.3% of the district's 205. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14 miles away and have a median of 179 students, so Hardin-Central 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 10 with 21 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 12, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% more students than grade 7 (15 against 12). 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
All of its students are reported as White.
41.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41% across Hardin-Central C-2 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 16.8% 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
Hardin-Central High School has 12.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 95 students would have about 7.8 teachers, so Hardin-Central High School has 4.8 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 Lexington High School, 7 miles away in Lexington R-V School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 100% |
42.1% of students are girls and 57.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 15 |
| Grade 10 | 21 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Ne 1st St, Hardin, MO 64035
Phone: (660)398-4394
Website: hardin-central.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hardin-Central High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington High School | Lexington R-V | 7.0 mi | 310 | 16.9 | 47.1% |
| Richmond High School | Richmond R-XVI | 7.0 mi | 474 | 14.5 | 36.9% |
| Norborne High School | Norborne R-VIII | 9.0 mi | 80 | 6.4 | 38.8% |
| Wellington-Napoleon High School | Wellington-Napoleon R-IX | 12.5 mi | 203 | 10.9 | 28.1% |
| Lafayette County High School | Lafayette County C-1 | 15.5 mi | 298 | 12.5 | 45% |
| Orrick High School | Orrick R-XI | 16.2 mi | 133 | 9.1 | 42.9% |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 17.5 mi | 28 | 5.1 | 89.3% |
| Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe R-X | 19.5 mi | 154 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hardin-Central C-2
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 110 |