Mountain Grove High School
Public high school in Mountain Grove, Missouri · Mountain Grove R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Mountain Grove High School serves 455 students in grades 9–12 in Mountain Grove (Wright County). It is one of 3 schools in Mountain Grove R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 186th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.7 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 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mountain Grove R-III School District |
| County | Wright County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292151001182 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mountain Grove R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 455 | 1,543 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.3% | 56.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Mountain Grove High School in context
Size
Mountain Grove High School is the only high school in Mountain Grove R-III School District. Its 455 students are 29.5% of the district's 1,543. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 17 miles away and have a median of 196 students, so Mountain Grove 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 10 with 137 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 86, against an average of 114 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (86 against 123). 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 93% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mountain Grove R-III (92.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.9% across Mountain Grove R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.8% 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
Mountain Grove High School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 455 students would have about 37.3 teachers, so Mountain Grove High School has 8.3 fewer.
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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Norwood High School, 8.7 miles away in Norwood R-I School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 123 |
| Grade 10 | 137 |
| Grade 11 | 109 |
| Grade 12 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
420 N Main, Mountain Grove, MO 65711
Phone: (417)926-3177
Website: mg.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mountain Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood High School | Norwood R-I | 8.7 mi | 179 | 9.9 | 50.3% |
| Cabool High School | Cabool R-IV | 8.7 mi | 209 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | Division of Youth Service | 9.5 mi | 22 | 7.3 | 86.4% |
| Hartville High School | Hartville R-II | 16.2 mi | 183 | 10.6 | 52.5% |
| Mansfield High School | Mansfield R-IV | 17.9 mi | 174 | 10.8 | 52.3% |
| Willow Springs High School | Willow Springs R-IV | 18.7 mi | 370 | 10.7 | 54.6% |
| Houston High School | Houston R-I | 21.3 mi | 359 | 11.6 | 100% |
| Ava High School | Ava R-I | 25.0 mi | 391 | 14.2 | 40.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mountain Grove R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 658 |
| Mountain Grove Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 424 |