Pierce City High School
Public high school in Pierce City, Missouri · Pierce City R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Pierce City High School serves 205 students in grades 9–12 in Pierce City (Lawrence County). It is one of 3 schools in Pierce City R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 337th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pierce City R-VI School District |
| County | Lawrence County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292511001441 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pierce City R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 205 | 704 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28.3% | 37.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Pierce City High School in context
Size
Pierce City High School is the only high school in Pierce City R-VI School District. Its 205 students are 29.1% of the district's 704. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.3 miles away and have a median of 327 students, so Pierce City 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 11 with 55 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 46, against an average of 51 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 53 in grade 9 and 51 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 88.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pierce City R-VI (88.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.2% across Pierce City R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.3% 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
Pierce City High School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 205 students would have about 16.8 teachers, so Pierce City 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, 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 Monett High School, 5.2 miles away in Monett R-I 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 | 88.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 53 |
| Grade 10 | 46 |
| Grade 11 | 55 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Myrtle St, Pierce City, MO 65723
Phone: (417)476-2515
Website: pcschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pierce City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monett High School | Monett R-I | 5.2 mi | 742 | 15.2 | 51.9% |
| Purdy High School | Purdy R-II | 10.2 mi | 267 | 11.5 | 63.7% |
| Sarcoxie High School | Sarcoxie R-II | 11.0 mi | 387 | 13.5 | 62.8% |
| Verona High School | Verona R-VII | 11.4 mi | 143 | 8.8 | 62.9% |
| Wheaton High School | Wheaton R-III | 13.2 mi | 199 | 12.3 | 62.3% |
| East Newton High School | East Newton County R-VI | 13.6 mi | 445 | 14.8 | 57.8% |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 14.4 mi | 26 | 6.5 | 88.5% |
| Mount Vernon High School | Mt. Vernon R-V | 15.0 mi | 474 | 14.4 | 43.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pierce City R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 341 |
| Pierce City Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 158 |