North Shelby High School
Public high school in Shelbyville, Missouri · North Shelby School District · Grades 7–12
North Shelby High School serves 129 students in grades 7–12 in Shelbyville (Shelby County). It is one of 2 schools in North Shelby School District. By enrollment it is the 423rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | North Shelby School District |
| County | Shelby County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292814001731 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Shelby | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 129 | 296 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 9.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.2% | 27.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
North Shelby High School in context
Size
North Shelby High School is the only high school in North Shelby School District. Its 129 students are 43.6% of the district's 296. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 22.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 229; North Shelby 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 8 with 28 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 15, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 7 (16 against 20). 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: 95.3% here and 95.6% across North Shelby.
30.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.7% across North Shelby and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 9.3% 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
With 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 129 students, North Shelby High School has 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 129 students would have about 10.6 teachers, so North Shelby 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
North Shelby 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 South Shelby High School, 9.7 miles away in Shelby County R-IV 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 | 95.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Hispanic | 0.8% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 20 |
| Grade 8 | 28 |
| Grade 9 | 22 |
| Grade 10 | 15 |
| Grade 11 | 28 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3071 Hwy 15, Shelbyville, MO 63469
Phone: (573)633-2410
Website: nshelby.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Shelby High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Shelby High School | Shelby County R-IV | 9.7 mi | 227 | 11.9 | 49.8% |
| Marion County High School | Marion County R-II | 15.5 mi | 98 | 8.9 | 42.9% |
| Monroe City R-I High School | Monroe City R-I | 20.5 mi | 271 | 13 | 34.7% |
| Highland Junior-Senior High School | Lewis County C-1 | 20.8 mi | 388 | 12.5 | 44.1% |
| Knox County High School | Knox County R-I | 23.5 mi | 230 | 9.8 | 59.6% |
| Macon Senior High School | Macon County R-I | 23.8 mi | 390 | 13.4 | 37.7% |
| Atlanta High School | Atlanta C-3 | 23.9 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 37.5% |
| Paris High School | Paris R-II | 25.5 mi | 163 | 11.6 | 42.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in North Shelby
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shelby Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 167 |