Orrick High School
Public high school in Orrick, Missouri · Orrick R-XI School District · Grades 7–12
Orrick High School serves 133 students in grades 7–12 in Orrick (Ray County). It is one of 2 schools in Orrick R-XI School District. By enrollment it is the 415th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.1 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 ÷ 14.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Orrick R-XI School District |
| County | Ray County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292322001336 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Orrick R-XI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 133 | 293 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.9% | 50.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Orrick High School in context
Size
Orrick High School is the only high school in Orrick R-XI School District. Its 133 students are 45.4% of the district's 293. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 539; Orrick 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 12 with 35 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 16, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 12 has 106% more students than grade 7 (35 against 17). 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: 91.7% here and 93.2% across Orrick R-XI.
42.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.9% across Orrick R-XI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12% 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 14.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 133 students, Orrick High School has 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 133 students would have about 10.9 teachers, so Orrick High School has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Orrick 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 Richmond High School, 9.5 miles away in Richmond R-XVI School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 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 | 91.7% |
| Hispanic | 6.8% |
| Black | 1.5% |
42.1% of students are girls and 57.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 23 |
| Grade 9 | 16 |
| Grade 10 | 25 |
| Grade 11 | 17 |
| Grade 12 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Kirkham, Orrick, MO 64077
Phone: (816)770-3327
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Orrick High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond High School | Richmond R-XVI | 9.5 mi | 474 | 14.5 | 36.9% |
| Wellington-Napoleon High School | Wellington-Napoleon R-IX | 9.8 mi | 203 | 10.9 | 28.1% |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 10.1 mi | 147 | 29.4 | 94.6% |
| Fort Osage High School | Fort Osage R-I | 10.1 mi | 1,545 | 17.7 | 42.9% |
| Excelsior Springs High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 11.2 mi | 764 | 16.7 | 37.4% |
| Lexington High School | Lexington R-V | 14.3 mi | 310 | 16.9 | 47.1% |
| Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove R-VI | 14.6 mi | 604 | 15.3 | 26.8% |
| Grain Valley High School | Grain Valley R-V | 14.7 mi | 1,482 | 17 | 21% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Orrick R-XI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrick Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 160 |