Lincoln High School
Public high school in Lincoln, Missouri · Lincoln R-II School District · Grades 7–12
Lincoln High School serves 248 students in grades 7–12 in Lincoln (Benton County). It is one of 2 schools in Lincoln R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 292nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 19.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Lincoln R-II School District |
| County | Benton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291867001016 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lincoln R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 248 | 511 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.2% | 55.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Lincoln High School in context
Size
Lincoln High School is the only high school in Lincoln R-II School District. Its 248 students are 48.5% of the district's 511. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 17.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 339; Lincoln 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 49 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 36, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% more students than grade 7 (44 against 37). 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: 94.4% here and 95.7% across Lincoln R-II. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Lincoln R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17.7% 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 19.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 248 students, Lincoln High School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 248 students would have about 20.3 teachers, so Lincoln High School has 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
Lincoln High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Cole Camp High School, 8.1 miles away in Cole Camp R-I 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 | 94.4% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 37 |
| Grade 8 | 49 |
| Grade 9 | 37 |
| Grade 10 | 36 |
| Grade 11 | 45 |
| Grade 12 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 W Lamine St #39, Lincoln, MO 65338
Phone: (660)547-3514
Website: lincoln.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lincoln High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Camp High School | Cole Camp R-I | 8.1 mi | 344 | 12.5 | 46.5% |
| Warsaw High School | Warsaw R-IX | 12.0 mi | 385 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Windsor High School | Henry County R-I | 14.3 mi | 334 | 11.7 | 56.9% |
| Green Ridge High School | Green Ridge R-VIII | 16.3 mi | 181 | 12 | 43.1% |
| Morgan County R-I High School | Morgan County R-I | 19.0 mi | 239 | 13.6 | 100% |
| Smith-Cotton High School | Sedalia 200 | 19.7 mi | 1,551 | 16.9 | 59.6% |
| Leeton High School | Leeton R-X | 23.6 mi | 103 | 9.5 | 50.5% |
| Clinton Senior High School | Clinton | 23.7 mi | 614 | 16.3 | 41.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lincoln R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 263 |