Palmyra High School
Public high school in Palmyra, Missouri · Palmyra R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Palmyra High School serves 331 students in grades 9–12 in Palmyra (Marion County). It is one of 3 schools in Palmyra R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 242nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.8 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 ÷ 28.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Palmyra R-I School District |
| County | Marion County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292349001362 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Palmyra R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 331 | 1,126 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.6% | 34.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Palmyra High School in context
Size
Palmyra High School is the only high school in Palmyra R-I School District. Its 331 students are 29.4% of the district's 1,126. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.6 miles away and have a median of 239 students, so Palmyra 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 12 with 91 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 72, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (91 against 83). 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 90% of enrollment, about the same share as across Palmyra R-I (92.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 34.3% across Palmyra R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.2% 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
Palmyra High School has 28.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 331 students would have about 27.1 teachers, so Palmyra High School has 1 more.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Hannibal Senior High School, 8.2 miles away in Hannibal 60 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 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 2.7% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 83 |
| Grade 10 | 72 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1703 S Main St, Palmyra, MO 63461
Phone: (573)769-2067
Website: palmyra.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palmyra High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal Senior High School | Hannibal 60 | 8.2 mi | 1,048 | 15.7 | 49.7% |
| Marion County High School | Marion County R-II | 12.3 mi | 98 | 8.9 | 42.9% |
| Monroe City R-I High School | Monroe City R-I | 14.2 mi | 271 | 13 | 34.7% |
| Mark Twain Senior High School | Ralls County R-II | 18.6 mi | 251 | 12 | 28.7% |
| Highland Junior-Senior High School | Lewis County C-1 | 20.6 mi | 388 | 12.5 | 44.1% |
| Canton High School | Canton R-V | 23.8 mi | 221 | 10.8 | 43% |
| North Shelby High School | North Shelby | 27.5 mi | 129 | 8.4 | 30.2% |
| South Shelby High School | Shelby County R-IV | 31.3 mi | 227 | 11.9 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Palmyra R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 452 |
| Palmyra Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 343 |