Ozark High School
Public high school in Ozark, Missouri · Ozark R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Ozark High School serves 1,789 students in grades 9–12 in Ozark (Christian County). It is one of 8 schools in Ozark R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 25th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 119.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Ozark R-VI School District |
| County | Christian County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292343001351 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ozark R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,789 | 5,959 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 13 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28.8% | 35.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Ozark High School in context
Size
Ozark High School is the only high school in Ozark R-VI School District. Its 1,789 students are 30% of the district's 5,959. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9 miles away and have a median of 958 students, so Ozark High School is larger 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 483 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 408, against an average of 447 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (408 against 483). 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 85.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ozark R-VI (84.9%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 35.4% across Ozark R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.4% 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
Ozark High School has 119.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,789 students would have about 146.6 teachers, so Ozark High School has 26.8 fewer.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Nixa High School, 5.9 miles away in Nixa Public Schools. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 483 |
| Grade 10 | 448 |
| Grade 11 | 450 |
| Grade 12 | 408 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1350 W Bluff Dr., Ozark, MO 65721
Phone: (417)582-5901
Website: ozarktigers.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ozark High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixa High School | Nixa Public Schools | 5.9 mi | 2,041 | 17.9 | 22.3% |
| Logan-Rogersville High School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 8.4 mi | 733 | 14.9 | 28% |
| Sparta High School | Sparta R-III | 8.6 mi | 227 | 13.4 | 42.7% |
| Kickapoo High School | Springfield R-XII | 8.9 mi | 1,923 | 19.3 | 26.8% |
| Glendale High School | Springfield R-XII | 9.1 mi | 1,357 | 17 | 31% |
| Chadwick High School | Chadwick R-I | 11.6 mi | 122 | 11.2 | 46.7% |
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 11.7 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 12.1 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ozark R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 515 |
| North Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 514 |
| Ozark Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 943 |
| Ozark Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 876 |
| Ozark Tigerpaw Early Child Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 233 |
| South Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 505 |
| West Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 584 |