Hollister High School
Public high school in Hollister, Missouri · Hollister R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Hollister High School serves 475 students in grades 9–12 in Hollister (Taney County). It is one of 4 schools in Hollister R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 178th 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 ÷ 39.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hollister R-V School District |
| County | Taney County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291455000684 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hollister R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 475 | 1,369 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.6% | 62.9% | 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.
Hollister High School in context
Size
Hollister High School is the only high school in Hollister R-V School District. Its 475 students are 34.7% of the district's 1,369. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.6 miles away and have a median of 200 students, so Hollister High School is larger 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 135 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 102, against an average of 119 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (102 against 135). 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 76.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Hollister R-V (76.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 15.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.9% across Hollister R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 18.3% 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
Hollister High School has 39.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 475 students would have about 38.9 teachers, so Hollister 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
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Branson High School, 5.7 miles away in Branson R-IV School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 76.8% |
| Hispanic | 15.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 135 |
| Grade 10 | 122 |
| Grade 11 | 116 |
| Grade 12 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2112 State Hwy Bb, Hollister, MO 65672
Phone: (417)243-4045
Website: hollister.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hollister High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branson High School | Branson R-IV | 5.7 mi | 1,469 | 16.6 | 54.8% |
| Forsyth High School | Forsyth R-III | 6.6 mi | 394 | 12.5 | 59.9% |
| Reeds Spring High School | Reeds Spring R-IV | 12.6 mi | 560 | 15.2 | 55.9% |
| Blue Eye High School | Blue Eye R-V | 13.6 mi | 160 | 9.5 | 49.4% |
| Spokane High School | Spokane R-VII | 17.6 mi | 203 | 12.3 | 35.5% |
| Bradleyville High School | Bradleyville R-I | 19.5 mi | 100 | 7.7 | 64% |
| Galena High School | Galena R-II | 20.3 mi | 196 | 11 | 100% |
| Chadwick High School | Chadwick R-I | 22.1 mi | 122 | 11.2 | 46.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hollister R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 213 |
| Hollister Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 367 |
| Hollister Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 314 |