Lexington High School
Public high school in Lexington, Missouri · Lexington R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Lexington High School serves 310 students in grades 9–12 in Lexington (Lafayette County). It is one of 3 schools in Lexington R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 251st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 18.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lexington R-V School District |
| County | Lafayette County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291848001001 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lexington R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 310 | 893 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.1% | 54.7% | 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.
Lexington High School in context
Size
Lexington High School is the only high school in Lexington R-V School District. Its 310 students are 34.7% of the district's 893. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 179; Lexington 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 90 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 68, against an average of 78 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% more students than grade 9 (83 against 68). 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: 85.5% here and 83.8% across Lexington R-V. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.7% across Lexington R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 20.6% 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 18.33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 310 students, Lexington High School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 310 students would have about 25.4 teachers, so Lexington High School has 7.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Lexington 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 Wellington-Napoleon High School, 6.8 miles away in Wellington-Napoleon R-IX School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 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 | 85.5% |
| Hispanic | 6.5% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 68 |
| Grade 10 | 69 |
| Grade 11 | 90 |
| Grade 12 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2309 Aull Ln, Lexington, MO 64067
Phone: (660)259-4391
Website: lexr5.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lexington High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington-Napoleon High School | Wellington-Napoleon R-IX | 6.8 mi | 203 | 10.9 | 28.1% |
| Hardin-Central High School | Hardin-Central C-2 | 7.0 mi | 95 | 7.6 | 41.1% |
| Richmond High School | Richmond R-XVI | 8.5 mi | 474 | 14.5 | 36.9% |
| Lafayette County High School | Lafayette County C-1 | 10.6 mi | 298 | 12.5 | 45% |
| Norborne High School | Norborne R-VIII | 13.6 mi | 80 | 6.4 | 38.8% |
| Odessa High School | Odessa R-VII | 13.7 mi | 651 | 14.5 | 30.7% |
| Orrick High School | Orrick R-XI | 14.3 mi | 133 | 9.1 | 42.9% |
| Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe R-X | 17.8 mi | 154 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lexington R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Bell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 339 |
| Lexington Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 244 |