Jefferson High School
Public high school in Festus, Missouri · Jefferson County R-VII School District · Grades 9–12
Jefferson High School serves 300 students in grades 9–12 in Festus (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Jefferson County R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 258th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 22.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Jefferson County R-VII School District |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291623003144 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Jefferson County R-VII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 300 | 1,036 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19% | 25.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% 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.
Jefferson High School in context
Size
Jefferson High School is the only high school in Jefferson County R-VII School District. Its 300 students are 29% of the district's 1,036. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.4 miles away and have a median of 875 students, so Jefferson 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 80 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 66, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (66 against 79). 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 93% of enrollment, about the same share as across Jefferson County R-VII (93.5%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 25.5% across Jefferson County R-VII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 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
Jefferson High School has 22.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 300 students would have about 24.6 teachers, so Jefferson High School has 2.3 fewer.
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, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Crystal City High School, 5.2 miles away in Crystal City 47 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 | 93% |
| Hispanic | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Black | 2% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 79 |
| Grade 10 | 80 |
| Grade 11 | 75 |
| Grade 12 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7 Blue Jay Way, Festus, MO 63028
Phone: (636)933-6900
Website: jr7.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jefferson High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City 47 | 5.2 mi | 238 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Festus Senior High School | Festus R-VI | 5.8 mi | 1,019 | 18 | 34.7% |
| Herculaneum High School | Dunklin R-V | 7.6 mi | 466 | 14.5 | 45.5% |
| Desoto Senior High School | Desoto 73 | 12.2 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 42.7% |
| New Day - Day Treatment | Division of Youth Service | 12.6 mi | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro R-III | 13.4 mi | 1,050 | 15.7 | 29% |
| Windsor High School | Windsor C-1 | 14.1 mi | 887 | 15.6 | 30.2% |
| Seckman Senior High School | Fox C-6 | 17.1 mi | 1,737 | 17 | 21.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jefferson County R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danby-Rush Tower Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 246 |
| Jefferson R-VII Preschool | Pre-K | Pre-K | 57 |
| Plattin Primary School | Elementary | K–2 | 203 |
| Telegraph Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 230 |