Oran High School
Public high school in Oran, Missouri · Oran R-III School District · Grades 7–12
Oran High School serves 165 students in grades 7–12 in Oran (Scott County). It is one of 2 schools in Oran R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 379th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Oran R-III School District |
| County | Scott County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292313001327 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Oran R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 165 | 304 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40% | 45.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Oran High School in context
Size
Oran High School is the only high school in Oran R-III School District. Its 165 students are 54.3% of the district's 304. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 228; Oran 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 35 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 18, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 12 has 45% more students than grade 7 (32 against 22). 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: 92.1% here and 90.5% across Oran R-III. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.1% across Oran R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17% 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 13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 165 students, Oran High School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 165 students would have about 13.5 teachers, so Oran High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Oran High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Chaffee Junior-Senior High School, 6.6 miles away in Chaffee R-II School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 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 | 92.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% |
43% of students are girls and 57% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 22 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
| Grade 11 | 26 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
310 Church St, Oran, MO 63771
Phone: (573)262-3345
Website: oran.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oran High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 6.6 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Scott County Central High School | Scott County Central | 7.6 mi | 108 | 8.8 | 100% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 9.0 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
| Bell City High School | Bell City R-II | 10.1 mi | 91 | 6.8 | 62.6% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 10.2 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Scott City High School | Scott City R-I | 10.4 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 48.9% |
| Central High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 13.9 mi | 1,278 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Advance High School | Advance R-IV | 14.1 mi | 188 | 12.6 | 36.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Oran R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oran Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 139 |