Pleasant Hill High School
Public high school in Pleasant Hill, Missouri · Pleasant Hill R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Pleasant Hill High School serves 730 students in grades 9–12 in Pleasant Hill (Cass County). It is one of 5 schools in Pleasant Hill R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 132nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pleasant Hill R-III School District |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292533001461 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pleasant Hill R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 730 | 2,080 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 13.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 15.6% | 19.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.
Pleasant Hill High School in context
Size
Pleasant Hill High School is the only high school in Pleasant Hill R-III School District. Its 730 students are 35.1% of the district's 2,080. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10 miles away and have a median of 623 students, so Pleasant Hill High School is close to their typical size.
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 10 with 199 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 172, against an average of 183 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 184 in grade 9 and 175 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 89.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pleasant Hill R-III (87.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
15.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.5% across Pleasant Hill R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.3% 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
Pleasant Hill High School has 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 730 students would have about 59.8 teachers, so Pleasant Hill High School has 13.1 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 Lone Jack High School, 6.9 miles away in Lone Jack C-6 School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.5% |
| Hispanic | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 184 |
| Grade 10 | 199 |
| Grade 11 | 172 |
| Grade 12 | 175 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Rooster Way, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Phone: (816)540-3111
Website: phr3.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant Hill High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Jack High School | Lone Jack C-6 | 6.9 mi | 400 | 12.7 | 16% |
| Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr Cntr | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 7.6 mi | 512 | 16.3 | 21.5% |
| Lee's Summit West High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 9.9 mi | 1,999 | 16.6 | 11.8% |
| Harrisonville High School | Harrisonville R-IX | 9.9 mi | 734 | 16.7 | 33.8% |
| Lee's Summit Senior High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 10.1 mi | 1,989 | 13.3 | 30.2% |
| Kingsville High School | Kingsville R-I | 10.4 mi | 131 | 10.8 | 29.8% |
| Langsford House | Division of Youth Service | 10.8 mi | 11 | 7.3 | 72.7% |
| Raymore-Peculiar Senior High School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 11.4 mi | 1,540 | 15.1 | 18% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pleasant Hill R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Elementary | 3–4 | 306 |
| Pleasant Hill Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 320 |
| Pleasant Hill Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 328 |
| Pleasant Hill Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 396 |