Norwood High School
Public high school in Norwood, Missouri · Norwood R-I School District · Grades 7–12
Norwood High School serves 179 students in grades 7–12 in Norwood (Wright County). It is one of 2 schools in Norwood R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 368th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.9 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 ÷ 18.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Norwood R-I School District |
| County | Wright County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292295001313 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Norwood R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 179 | 305 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.9 | 9.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.3% | 52.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Norwood High School in context
Size
Norwood High School is the only high school in Norwood R-I School District. Its 179 students are 58.7% of the district's 305. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 17.2 miles away and have a median of 218 students, so Norwood 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 12 with 36 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 21, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 12 has 44% more students than grade 7 (36 against 25). 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 92.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Norwood R-I (93.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.8% across Norwood R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 16.8% 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
Norwood High School has 18.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 179 students would have about 14.7 teachers, so Norwood High School has 3.4 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Mountain Grove High School, 8.7 miles away in Mountain Grove R-III School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 21 |
| Grade 9 | 30 |
| Grade 10 | 35 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
675 N Hawk Ave, Norwood, MO 65717
Phone: (417)746-4101
Website: norwood.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Norwood High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Grove High School | Mountain Grove R-III | 8.7 mi | 455 | 15.7 | 59.3% |
| Mansfield High School | Mansfield R-IV | 9.2 mi | 174 | 10.8 | 52.3% |
| Hartville High School | Hartville R-II | 11.0 mi | 183 | 10.6 | 52.5% |
| Ava High School | Ava R-I | 17.1 mi | 391 | 14.2 | 40.9% |
| Cabool High School | Cabool R-IV | 17.3 mi | 209 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | Division of Youth Service | 18.0 mi | 22 | 7.3 | 86.4% |
| Seymour High School | Seymour R-II | 19.1 mi | 226 | 13 | 59.7% |
| Willow Springs High School | Willow Springs R-IV | 26.0 mi | 370 | 10.7 | 54.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Norwood R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 126 |