Kennett High School
Public high school in Kennett, Missouri · Kennett 39 School District · Grades 9–12
Kennett High School serves 493 students in grades 9–12 in Kennett (Dunklin County). It is one of 5 schools in Kennett 39 School District. By enrollment it is the 175th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kennett 39 School District |
| County | Dunklin County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291650000897 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kennett 39 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 493 | 1,807 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 99.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Kennett High School in context
Size
Kennett High School is the only high school in Kennett 39 School District. Its 493 students are 27.3% of the district's 1,807. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 165; Kennett 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 10 with 143 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 97, against an average of 123 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (97 against 120). 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: 57.8% here and 53.6% across Kennett 39. Black students are next, at 26%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 99.8% across Kennett 39 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 38.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 493 students, Kennett High School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 493 students would have about 40.4 teachers, so Kennett High School has 6.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Kennett High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Senath-Hornersville High Schoo, 9.3 miles away in Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 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 | 57.8% |
| Black | 26% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 120 |
| Grade 10 | 143 |
| Grade 11 | 133 |
| Grade 12 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 W Washington St, Kennett, MO 63857
Phone: (573)717-1120
Website: kennett.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kennett High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senath-Hornersville High Schoo | Senath-Hornersville C-8 | 9.3 mi | 205 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Delta C-7 High School | Delta C-7 | 10.8 mi | 99 | 11.3 | 54.5% |
| Holcomb High School | Holcomb R-III | 11.6 mi | 194 | 11.2 | 100% |
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 15.8 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Clarkton High School | Clarkton C-4 | 16.0 mi | 135 | 10.5 | 100% |
| Gideon High School | Gideon 37 | 16.9 mi | 102 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Campbell High School | Campbell R-II | 17.4 mi | 235 | 11.8 | 100% |
| South Pemiscot High School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 17.7 mi | 263 | 13.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kennett 39
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 85 |
| H. Byron Masterson Elementary School | Elementary | K–2 | 417 |
| Kennett Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 392 |
| South Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 420 |