Mound City High School
Public high school in Mound City, Missouri · Mound City R-II School District · Grades 9–12
Mound City High School serves 84 students in grades 9–12 in Mound City (Holt County). It is one of 3 schools in Mound City R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 483rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9 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 ÷ 9.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mound City R-II School District |
| County | Holt County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292148001180 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mound City R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 84 | 268 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9 | 10.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31% | 32.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 20% 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.
Mound City High School in context
Size
Mound City High School is the only high school in Mound City R-II School District. Its 84 students are 31.3% of the district's 268. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20.8 miles away and have a median of 92 students, so Mound City High School is close to their typical size.
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 26 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 18, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (19 against 21). 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
White students are the largest group, at 91.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mound City R-II (91.8%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 32.8% across Mound City R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17.9% 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
Mound City High School has 9.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 84 students would have about 6.9 teachers, so Mound City High School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Nodaway-Holt MS/HS, 11 miles away in Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.4% |
| Black | 2.4% |
57.1% of students are girls and 42.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 26 |
| Grade 12 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
708 Nebraska St, Mound City, MO 64470
Phone: (660)442-5429
Website: mndcty.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mound City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 11.0 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
| South Holt High School | South Holt County R-I | 11.4 mi | 119 | 7.8 | 21% |
| Fairfax High School | Fairfax R-III | 16.5 mi | 68 | 7 | 33.8% |
| North Andrew High School | North Andrew County R-VI | 19.8 mi | 86 | 6.7 | 22.1% |
| South Nodaway High School | South Nodaway County R-IV | 21.8 mi | 71 | 8.6 | 40.8% |
| Tarkio Jh and High School | Tarkio R-I | 22.6 mi | 176 | 8.8 | 43.8% |
| Maryville High School | Maryville R-II | 22.8 mi | 507 | 15.8 | 25.2% |
| West Nodaway High School | West Nodaway County R-I | 23.3 mi | 94 | 9.7 | 39.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mound City R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound City Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 115 |
| Mound City Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 69 |