Pleasant Hope High School
Public high school in Pleasant Hope, Missouri · Pleasant Hope R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Pleasant Hope High School serves 224 students in grades 9–12 in Pleasant Hope (Polk County). It is one of 3 schools in Pleasant Hope R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 319th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 16.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pleasant Hope R-VI School District |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292535001463 |
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 Hope R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 224 | 650 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.6% | 59.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% 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 Hope High School in context
Size
Pleasant Hope High School is the only high school in Pleasant Hope R-VI School District. Its 224 students are 34.5% of the district's 650. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.3 miles away and have a median of 442 students, so Pleasant Hope 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 10 with 64 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 48, against an average of 56 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 53 in grade 9 and 48 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pleasant Hope R-VI (94.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.2% across Pleasant Hope R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 25% 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 Hope High School has 16.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 224 students would have about 18.4 teachers, so Pleasant Hope High School has 1.7 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 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 Marion C. Early High School, 8.6 miles away in Marion C. Early R-V School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.8% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
42% of students are girls and 58% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 53 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 59 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
303 N Main, Pleasant Hope, MO 65725
Phone: (417)267-2271
Website: phr6.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant Hope High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion C. Early High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 8.6 mi | 150 | 10.5 | 34.7% |
| Fair Grove High School | Fair Grove R-X | 8.7 mi | 373 | 14.9 | 32.2% |
| Halfway Secondary | Halfway R-III | 10.5 mi | 114 | 9.7 | 31.6% |
| Bolivar High School | Bolivar R-I | 12.9 mi | 831 | 14 | 41.8% |
| Willard High School | Willard R-II | 13.7 mi | 1,379 | 15.7 | 28.4% |
| Hillcrest High School | Springfield R-XII | 14.4 mi | 1,065 | 16.2 | 61% |
| Walnut Grove High School | Walnut Grove R-V | 15.4 mi | 145 | 12.1 | 43.4% |
| Buffalo High School | Dallas County R-I | 15.7 mi | 511 | 15.7 | 56.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pleasant Hope R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hope Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 258 |
| Pleasant Hope Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 168 |