Pacific High School
Public high school in Pacific, Missouri · Meramec Valley R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Pacific High School serves 973 students in grades 9–12 in Pacific (Franklin County). It is one of 8 schools in Meramec Valley R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 102nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 59.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Meramec Valley R-III School District |
| County | Franklin County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292346001356 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Meramec Valley R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 973 | 2,930 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 13.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.3% | 46.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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.
Pacific High School in context
Size
Pacific High School is the only high school in Meramec Valley R-III School District. Its 973 students are 33.2% of the district's 2,930. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.4 miles away and have a median of 1,628 students, so Pacific 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 263 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 224, against an average of 243 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (224 against 263). 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 88.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Meramec Valley R-III (88.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.1% across Meramec Valley R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.9% 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
Pacific High School has 59.23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 973 students would have about 79.8 teachers, so Pacific High School has 20.6 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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Eureka Senior High School, 8.5 miles away in Rockwood R-VI School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 88.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 263 |
| Grade 10 | 256 |
| Grade 11 | 230 |
| Grade 12 | 224 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
425 Indian Warpath Dr., Pacific, MO 63069
Phone: (636)271-1414
Website: mvr3.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pacific High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 8.5 mi | 1,586 | 15.6 | 11.9% |
| Lafayette Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 10.9 mi | 1,669 | 15.6 | 11.4% |
| Northwest High School | Northwest R-I | 11.4 mi | 1,788 | 16.1 | 37.2% |
| Washington High School | Washington | 13.1 mi | 1,263 | 16.1 | 23.9% |
| Union High School | Union R-XI | 13.7 mi | 956 | 15.4 | 43.2% |
| Marquette Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 14.4 mi | 2,095 | 15.9 | 15% |
| St. Clair High School | St. Clair R-XIII | 14.9 mi | 627 | 13.4 | 46.7% |
| Francis Howell High School | Francis Howell R-III | 15.4 mi | 1,843 | 19.9 | 7.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Meramec Valley R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 265 |
| Doris Hoffman Early Learning C | Pre-K | Pre-K | 23 |
| Nike Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 212 |
| Pacific Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 399 |
| Riverbend School | Middle | 7–8 | 442 |
| Robertsville Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 147 |
| Zitzman Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 469 |