Kearney Junior High School
Public high school in Kearney, Missouri · Kearney R-I School District · Grades 8–9
Kearney Junior High School serves 510 students in grades 8–9 in Kearney (Clay County). It is one of 9 schools in Kearney R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 171st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 38.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–9 |
| 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 | 291645002531 |
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 | 510 | 3,424 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19% | 17% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Kearney R-I School District, Kearney Junior High School is the smallest, with 14.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 789; Kearney Junior 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 8 with 273 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 237, against an average of 255 per grade. This year grade 9 has 13% fewer students than grade 8 (237 against 273). 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: 91.8% here and 89.6% across Kearney R-I. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 17% across Kearney R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.3% 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
With 38.45 full-time-equivalent teachers for 510 students, Kearney Junior High School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 510 students would have about 41.8 teachers, so Kearney Junior High School has 3.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Kearney Junior High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Kearney High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other high schools, 1 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 | 91.8% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 273 |
| Grade 9 | 237 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2215 S Campus St, Kearney, MO 64060
Phone: (816)628-2650
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kearney Junior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney High School | Kearney R-I | 0.3 mi | 814 | 14.2 | 12.8% |
| Excelsior Springs High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 5.5 mi | 764 | 16.7 | 37.4% |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 5.9 mi | 46 | 6.6 | 93.5% |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 6.3 mi | 147 | 29.4 | 94.6% |
| Liberty North High School | Liberty 53 | 6.3 mi | 2,262 | 17.4 | 20.4% |
| Liberty High School | Liberty 53 | 9.1 mi | 1,842 | 15.3 | 21.7% |
| Lawson High School | Lawson R-XIV | 10.3 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 High School | High | 10–12 | 814 |
| Kearney Middle School | Middle | 6–7 | 591 |
| Lens | Elementary | 4–5 | 60 |
| Southview Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 455 |