Kingston High School
Public high school in Cadet, Missouri · Kingston K-14 School District · Grades 9–12
Kingston High School serves 259 students in grades 9–12 in Cadet (Washington County). It is one of 4 schools in Kingston K-14 School District. By enrollment it is the 285th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kingston K-14 School District |
| County | Washington County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 293114001901 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kingston K-14 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 259 | 831 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Kingston High School in context
Size
Kingston High School is the only high school in Kingston K-14 School District. Its 259 students are 31.2% of the district's 831. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 639; Kingston 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 75 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 56, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% more students than grade 9 (69 against 56). 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: 97.7% here and 97.1% across Kingston K-14. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Kingston K-14 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.3% 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 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 259 students, Kingston High School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 259 students would have about 21.2 teachers, so Kingston High School has 5.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Kingston High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Potosi High School, 9.5 miles away in Potosi R-III 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 | 97.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Hispanic | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.4% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 56 |
| Grade 10 | 75 |
| Grade 11 | 59 |
| Grade 12 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10047 Diamond Rd, Cadet, MO 63630
Phone: (573)438-4982
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kingston High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi High School | Potosi R-III | 9.5 mi | 673 | 16 | 100% |
| Desoto Senior High School | Desoto 73 | 10.6 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 42.7% |
| Grandview High School | Grandview R-II | 11.0 mi | 237 | 13.5 | 39.2% |
| New Day - Day Treatment | Division of Youth Service | 14.8 mi | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro R-III | 15.3 mi | 1,050 | 15.7 | 29% |
| West County High School | West St. Francois County R-IV | 15.7 mi | 332 | 15.7 | 53% |
| North County Senior High School | North St. Francois County R-I | 16.3 mi | 785 | 16.1 | 44.3% |
| Central High School | Central R-III | 19.6 mi | 605 | 15.5 | 54.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kingston K-14
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 174 |
| Kingston Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 169 |
| Kingston Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 229 |