Portageville High School
Public high school in Portageville, Missouri · Portageville School District · Grades 6–12
Portageville High School serves 360 students in grades 6–12 in Portageville (New Madrid County). It is one of 2 schools in Portageville School District. By enrollment it is the 228th 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 ÷ 30.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Portageville School District |
| County | New Madrid County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000302458 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Portageville | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 360 | 671 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.2% | 79.7% | 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.
Portageville High School in context
Size
Portageville High School is the only high school in Portageville School District. Its 360 students are 53.7% of the district's 671. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.1 miles away and have a median of 180 students, so Portageville 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 10 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 43, against an average of 51 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 54 in grade 6 and 57 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 76.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Portageville (72.4%). Black students are next, at 14.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.7% across Portageville and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 25.8% 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
Portageville High School has 30.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 360 students would have about 29.5 teachers, so Portageville 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, 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 North Pemiscot Senior High School, 9 miles away in North Pemiscot County 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 | 76.9% |
| Black | 14.7% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.8% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 54 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 65 |
| Grade 11 | 46 |
| Grade 12 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
904 King Ave, Portageville, MO 63873
Phone: (573)379-3819
Website: portageville.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Portageville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 9.0 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Risco High School | Risco R-II | 10.8 mi | 78 | 9.5 | 55.1% |
| Central High School | New Madrid County R-I | 11.5 mi | 361 | 11 | 100% |
| Gideon High School | Gideon 37 | 12.4 mi | 102 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Hayti High School | Hayti R-II | 13.7 mi | 225 | 10.4 | 100% |
| Clarkton High School | Clarkton C-4 | 15.0 mi | 135 | 10.5 | 100% |
| Caruthersville High School | Caruthersville 18 | 17.6 mi | 243 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Malden High School | Malden R-I | 17.9 mi | 383 | 10.9 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Portageville
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portageville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 311 |