Osborn High School
Public high school in Osborn, Missouri · Osborn R-O School District · Grades 7–12
Osborn High School serves 63 students in grades 7–12 in Osborn (DeKalb County). It is one of 2 schools in Osborn R-O School District. By enrollment it is the 503rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.3 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 ÷ 7.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Osborn R-O School District |
| County | DeKalb County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292325001338 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Osborn R-O | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 63 | 127 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 7.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.5% | 24.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Osborn High School in context
Size
Osborn High School is the only high school in Osborn R-O School District. Its 63 students are 49.6% of the district's 127. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 215; Osborn 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 13 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 8, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% more students than grade 7 (13 against 11). 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: 96.8% here and 98.4% across Osborn R-O.
17.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 24.5% across Osborn R-O and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 6.3% 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 7.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 63 students, Osborn High School has 8.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 63 students would have about 5.2 teachers, so Osborn High School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Osborn 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 Cameron High School, 6.4 miles away in Cameron R-I 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 | 96.8% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 11 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
275 Clinton Ave, Osborn, MO 64474
Phone: (816)675-2217
Website: schoolweb.missouri.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Osborn High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron High School | Cameron R-I | 6.4 mi | 453 | 11.8 | 40.4% |
| Stewartsville High School | Stewartsville C-2 | 7.7 mi | 94 | 8.3 | 28.7% |
| Maysville Junior-Senior High School | Maysville R-I | 9.6 mi | 229 | 10.5 | 33.2% |
| Lathrop High School | Lathrop R-II | 13.3 mi | 272 | 12.3 | 28.3% |
| Winston High School | Winston R-VI | 14.0 mi | 54 | 5.5 | 37% |
| Plattsburg High School | Clinton County R-III | 14.2 mi | 200 | 10.7 | 37.5% |
| East Buchanan High School | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | 16.1 mi | 255 | 13.5 | 22.4% |
| Penney High School | Hamilton R-II | 19.1 mi | 186 | 9.6 | 39.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Osborn R-O
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 64 |