Potosi High School
Public high school in Potosi, Missouri · Potosi R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Potosi High School serves 673 students in grades 9–12 in Potosi (Washington County). It is one of 4 schools in Potosi R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 138th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16 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 ÷ 42.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Potosi R-III School District |
| County | Washington County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292550001497 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Potosi R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 673 | 2,110 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Potosi High School in context
Size
Potosi High School is the only high school in Potosi R-III School District. Its 673 students are 31.9% of the district's 2,110. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.7 miles away and have a median of 296 students, so Potosi 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 12 with 184 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 160, against an average of 168 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% more students than grade 9 (184 against 162). 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 95.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Potosi R-III (95.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Potosi R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 27.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Potosi High School has 42.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 673 students would have about 55.2 teachers, so Potosi High School has 13 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 Kingston High School, 9.5 miles away in Kingston K-14 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 | 95.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.5% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 162 |
| Grade 10 | 160 |
| Grade 11 | 167 |
| Grade 12 | 184 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Trojan Dr., Potosi, MO 63664
Phone: (573)438-2156
Website: potosir3.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Potosi High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston High School | Kingston K-14 | 9.5 mi | 259 | 16.8 | 100% |
| Valley High School | Valley R-VI | 10.9 mi | 170 | 9.5 | 100% |
| West County High School | West St. Francois County R-IV | 11.0 mi | 332 | 15.7 | 53% |
| North County Senior High School | North St. Francois County R-I | 14.7 mi | 785 | 16.1 | 44.3% |
| Bismarck R-V High School | Bismarck R-V | 14.8 mi | 239 | 12.6 | 100% |
| Central High School | Central R-III | 16.0 mi | 605 | 15.5 | 54.5% |
| Desoto Senior High School | Desoto 73 | 18.3 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 42.7% |
| Grandview High School | Grandview R-II | 20.4 mi | 237 | 13.5 | 39.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Potosi R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Evans Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 316 |
| Potosi Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 683 |
| Trojan Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 438 |