Norborne High School
Public high school in Norborne, Missouri · Norborne R-VIII School District · Grades 6–12
Norborne High School serves 80 students in grades 6–12 in Norborne (Carroll County). It is one of 2 schools in Norborne R-VIII School District. By enrollment it is the 489th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.4 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 ÷ 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Norborne R-VIII School District |
| County | Carroll County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292262001238 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Norborne R-VIII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 80 | 151 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.4 | 6.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.8% | 44.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Norborne High School in context
Size
Norborne High School is the only high school in Norborne R-VIII School District. Its 80 students are 53% of the district's 151. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.5 miles away and have a median of 206 students, so Norborne 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 6 with 15 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 2, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% fewer students than grade 6 (10 against 15). 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 97.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Norborne R-VIII (98.7%).
38.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Norborne R-VIII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 11.3% 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
Norborne High School has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 80 students would have about 6.6 teachers, so Norborne High School has 5.9 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 Hardin-Central High School, 9 miles away in Hardin-Central C-2 School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 15 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 11 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
405 Pirate Ln, Norborne, MO 64668
Phone: (660)593-3319
Website: norborneschools.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Norborne High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Central High School | Hardin-Central C-2 | 9.0 mi | 95 | 7.6 | 41.1% |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 10.3 mi | 28 | 5.1 | 89.3% |
| Carrollton Senior High School | Carrollton R-VII | 10.9 mi | 257 | 12.9 | 34.2% |
| Lexington High School | Lexington R-V | 13.6 mi | 310 | 16.9 | 47.1% |
| Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe R-X | 15.4 mi | 154 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
| Richmond High School | Richmond R-XVI | 15.9 mi | 474 | 14.5 | 36.9% |
| Lafayette County High School | Lafayette County C-1 | 16.6 mi | 298 | 12.5 | 45% |
| Malta Bend High School | Malta Bend R-V | 18.1 mi | 33 | 4.9 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Norborne R-VIII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norborne Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 71 |