Kearney High School
Public high school in Kearney, Missouri · Kearney R-I School District · Grades 10–12
Kearney High School serves 814 students in grades 10–12 in Kearney (Clay County). It is one of 9 schools in Kearney R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 116th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Kearney R-I School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291645000894 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kearney R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 814 | 3,424 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 12.8% | 17% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
Kearney High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Kearney R-I School District, Kearney High School is the largest, with 23.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.4 miles away and have a median of 637 students, so Kearney 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 11 with 284 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 250, against an average of 271 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 10 (250 against 280). 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 90.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kearney R-I (89.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
12.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 17% across Kearney R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 2.8% 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
Kearney High School has 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 814 students would have about 66.7 teachers, so Kearney High School has 9.5 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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Kearney Junior High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.9% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 280 |
| Grade 11 | 284 |
| Grade 12 | 250 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
715 E 19th St, Kearney, MO 64060
Phone: (816)628-4585
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kearney High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney Junior High School | Kearney R-I | 0.3 mi | 510 | 13.3 | 19% |
| Excelsior Springs High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 5.6 mi | 764 | 16.7 | 37.4% |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 5.8 mi | 46 | 6.6 | 93.5% |
| Liberty North High School | Liberty 53 | 6.4 mi | 2,262 | 17.4 | 20.4% |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 6.5 mi | 147 | 29.4 | 94.6% |
| Liberty High School | Liberty 53 | 9.3 mi | 1,842 | 15.3 | 21.7% |
| Lawson High School | Lawson R-XIV | 10.2 mi | 362 | 14.2 | 21.3% |
| Staley High School | North Kansas City 74 | 11.3 mi | 2,091 | 20 | 19.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kearney R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 463 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 264 |
| Kearney Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 44 |
| Kearney Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 223 |
| Kearney Junior High School | High | 8–9 | 510 |
| Kearney Middle School | Middle | 6–7 | 591 |
| Lens | Elementary | 4–5 | 60 |
| Southview Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 455 |