Macon Senior High School
Public high school in Macon, Missouri · Macon County R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Macon Senior High School serves 390 students in grades 9–12 in Macon (Macon County). It is one of 3 schools in Macon County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 212th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 29.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Macon County R-I School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291941001053 |
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-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 390 | 1,174 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.7% | 47.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% 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 Senior High School in context
Size
Macon Senior High School is the only high school in Macon County R-I School District. Its 390 students are 33.2% of the district's 1,174. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 17.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 119; Macon Senior 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 12 with 110 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 90, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% more students than grade 9 (110 against 90). 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: 90% here and 87.9% across Macon County R-I. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.7% across Macon County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.8% 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 29.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 390 students, Macon Senior High School has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 390 students would have about 32 teachers, so Macon Senior High School has 2.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Macon Senior High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Bevier High School, 5.2 miles away in Bevier C-4 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 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 90 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 99 |
| Grade 12 | 110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
702 N Missouri, Macon, MO 63552
Phone: (660)385-5748
Website: macon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macon Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevier High School | Bevier C-4 | 5.2 mi | 61 | 7.5 | 49.2% |
| Atlanta High School | Atlanta C-3 | 10.3 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 37.5% |
| Macon County High School | Macon County R-IV | 15.2 mi | 44 | 5.2 | 63.6% |
| Northeast High School | Northeast Randolph County R-IV | 16.2 mi | 164 | 9.4 | 25.6% |
| La Plata High School | La Plata R-II | 19.3 mi | 150 | 8.9 | 34.7% |
| South Shelby High School | Shelby County R-IV | 19.4 mi | 227 | 11.9 | 49.8% |
| Westran High School | Westran R-I | 22.2 mi | 184 | 9.6 | 34.8% |
| Bucklin High School | Bucklin R-II | 22.2 mi | 45 | 5.1 | 40% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Macon County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 509 |
| Macon Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 275 |