Lafayette County High School
Public high school in Higginsville, Missouri · Lafayette County C-1 School District · Grades 9–12
Lafayette County High School serves 298 students in grades 9–12 in Higginsville (Lafayette County). It is one of 3 schools in Lafayette County C-1 School District. By enrollment it is the 259th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 23.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lafayette County C-1 School District |
| County | Lafayette County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291440000672 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lafayette County C-1 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 298 | 961 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45% | 47.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Lafayette County High School in context
Size
Lafayette County High School is the only high school in Lafayette County C-1 School District. Its 298 students are 31% of the district's 961. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 179; Lafayette County 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 9 with 81 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 62, against an average of 75 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 81 in grade 9 and 78 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 88.6% here and 87.8% across Lafayette County C-1. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.1% across Lafayette County C-1 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 14.4% 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 23.85 full-time-equivalent teachers for 298 students, Lafayette County High School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 298 students would have about 24.4 teachers, so Lafayette County High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Lafayette County High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Santa Fe High School, 9.9 miles away in Santa Fe R-X 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 | 88.6% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 81 |
| Grade 10 | 62 |
| Grade 11 | 77 |
| Grade 12 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
807A W 31st, Higginsville, MO 64037
Phone: (660)584-3661
Website: huskersk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lafayette County High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe R-X | 9.9 mi | 154 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
| Concordia High School | Concordia R-II | 10.4 mi | 205 | 10.8 | 33.7% |
| Lexington High School | Lexington R-V | 10.6 mi | 310 | 16.9 | 47.1% |
| Odessa High School | Odessa R-VII | 13.2 mi | 651 | 14.5 | 30.7% |
| Wellington-Napoleon High School | Wellington-Napoleon R-IX | 14.2 mi | 203 | 10.9 | 28.1% |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 15.2 mi | 28 | 5.1 | 89.3% |
| Hardin-Central High School | Hardin-Central C-2 | 15.5 mi | 95 | 7.6 | 41.1% |
| Norborne High School | Norborne R-VIII | 16.6 mi | 80 | 6.4 | 38.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lafayette County C-1
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 440 |
| Lafayette County Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 223 |