Paris High School
Public high school in Paris, Missouri · Paris R-II School District · Grades 9–12
Paris High School serves 163 students in grades 9–12 in Paris (Monroe County). It is one of 3 schools in Paris R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 381st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.6 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 ÷ 14.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Paris R-II School District |
| County | Monroe County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292353001365 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Paris R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 163 | 477 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.9% | 42.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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.
Paris High School in context
Size
Paris High School is the only high school in Paris R-II School District. Its 163 students are 34.2% of the district's 477. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20.5 miles away and have a median of 249 students, so Paris 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 46 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 32, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (32 against 46). 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 93.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Paris R-II (91.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.9% across Paris R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19.6% 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
Paris High School has 14.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 163 students would have about 13.4 teachers, so Paris High School has about as many as that.
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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Madison High School, 11 miles away in Madison C-3 School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 46 |
| Grade 10 | 40 |
| Grade 11 | 45 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
25686 Bus Hwy 24, Paris, MO 65275
Phone: (660)289-0970
Website: pariscoyotes.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Paris High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison High School | Madison C-3 | 11.0 mi | 81 | 9.1 | 48.1% |
| South Shelby High School | Shelby County R-IV | 17.3 mi | 227 | 11.9 | 49.8% |
| Monroe City R-I High School | Monroe City R-I | 19.6 mi | 271 | 13 | 34.7% |
| Centralia High School | Centralia R-VI | 19.9 mi | 398 | 12.7 | 21.4% |
| Mexico High School | Mexico 59 | 21.2 mi | 734 | 15.7 | 48.9% |
| Sturgeon High School | Sturgeon R-V | 21.5 mi | 128 | 9.2 | 32% |
| Moberly Senior High School | Moberly | 22.9 mi | 655 | 15.1 | 49.9% |
| Northeast High School | Northeast Randolph County R-IV | 23.4 mi | 164 | 9.4 | 25.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Paris R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 248 |
| Paris Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 66 |