Macon County High School
Public high school in New Cambria, Missouri · Macon County R-IV School District · Grades 6–12
Macon County High School serves 44 students in grades 6–12 in New Cambria (Macon County). It is one of 2 schools in Macon County R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 522nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 5.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Macon County R-IV School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292188001221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Macon County R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 44 | 91 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 5.2 | 5.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.6% | 58.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Macon County High School in context
Size
Macon County High School is the only high school in Macon County R-IV School District. Its 44 students are 48.4% of the district's 91. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 119; Macon County 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 9 with 13 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 3, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% more students than grade 6 (6 against 4). 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: 93.2% here and 93.4% across Macon County R-IV. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.2% across Macon County R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.9% 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 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 44 students, Macon County High School has 5.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 44 students would have about 3.6 teachers, so Macon County High School has 4.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Macon County 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 Bucklin High School, 7 miles away in Bucklin R-II 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 | 93.2% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
52.3% of students are girls and 47.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 3 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 S Main, New Cambria, MO 63558
Phone: (660)226-5615
Website: schoolweb.missouri.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macon County High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklin High School | Bucklin R-II | 7.0 mi | 45 | 5.1 | 40% |
| Bevier High School | Bevier C-4 | 10.0 mi | 61 | 7.5 | 49.2% |
| Marceline High School | Marceline R-V | 11.1 mi | 343 | 13.4 | 37.3% |
| Macon Senior High School | Macon County R-I | 15.2 mi | 390 | 13.4 | 37.7% |
| Atlanta High School | Atlanta C-3 | 16.7 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 37.5% |
| Brookfield High School | Brookfield R-III | 18.7 mi | 269 | 12.8 | 42.8% |
| La Plata High School | La Plata R-II | 22.1 mi | 150 | 8.9 | 34.7% |
| Linn County High School | Linn County R-I | 23.9 mi | 83 | 7.8 | 43.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Macon County R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 47 |