Northwestern High School
Public high school in Mendon, Missouri · Northwestern R-I School District · Grades 7–12
Northwestern High School serves 54 students in grades 7–12 in Mendon (Chariton County). It is one of 2 schools in Northwestern R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 512th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 4.7 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 ÷ 11.56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Northwestern R-I School District |
| County | Chariton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292292001311 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Northwestern R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 54 | 136 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 4.7 | 5.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.6% | 39% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Northwestern High School in context
Size
Northwestern High School is the only high school in Northwestern R-I School District. Its 54 students are 39.7% of the district's 136. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 84; Northwestern 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 9 with 12 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 5, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% more students than grade 7 (12 against 8). 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: 98.1% here and 99.3% across Northwestern R-I.
42.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39% across Northwestern R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 11.1% 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 11.56 full-time-equivalent teachers for 54 students, Northwestern High School has 4.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 54 students would have about 4.4 teachers, so Northwestern High School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Northwestern 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 Brunswick High School, 11.3 miles away in Brunswick R-II 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 | 98.1% |
| Black | 1.9% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 6 |
| Grade 9 | 12 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
18475 Hwy 11, Mendon, MO 64660
Phone: (660)272-3201
Website: northwestern.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northwestern High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick High School | Brunswick R-II | 11.3 mi | 120 | 9 | 44.2% |
| Hale High School | Hale R-I | 11.4 mi | 59 | 6.7 | 44.1% |
| Marceline High School | Marceline R-V | 13.2 mi | 343 | 13.4 | 37.3% |
| Bosworth High School | Bosworth R-V | 13.5 mi | 16 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Brookfield High School | Brookfield R-III | 13.6 mi | 269 | 12.8 | 42.8% |
| Keytesville High School | Keytesville R-III | 14.5 mi | 48 | 5.1 | 39.6% |
| Meadville High School | Meadville R-IV | 16.6 mi | 101 | 8.1 | 24.8% |
| Tina-Avalon High School | Tina-Avalon R-II | 18.4 mi | 66 | 7.2 | 27.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Northwestern R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 82 |