Puxico High School
Public high school in Puxico, Missouri · Puxico R-VIII School District · Grades 9–12
Puxico High School serves 191 students in grades 9–12 in Puxico (Stoddard County). It is one of 4 schools in Puxico R-VIII School District. By enrollment it is the 352nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 17.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Puxico R-VIII School District |
| County | Stoddard County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292565001508 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Puxico R-VIII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 191 | 712 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.1% | 52.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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.
Puxico High School in context
Size
Puxico High School is the largest of Puxico R-VIII School District's 2 high schools; its 191 students are 26.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 16.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 178; Puxico 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 9 with 56 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 40, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (40 against 56). 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
The largest group is White students: 94.2% here and 95.8% across Puxico R-VIII. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.2% across Puxico R-VIII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 14.7% 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
With 17.36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 191 students, Puxico High School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 191 students would have about 15.7 teachers, so Puxico High School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Puxico High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. Mingo Puxico Technical High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Black | 1% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 56 |
| Grade 10 | 55 |
| Grade 11 | 40 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
481 N Bedford St, Puxico, MO 63960
Phone: (573)222-3175
Website: puxico.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Puxico High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mingo Puxico Technical High School | Puxico R-VIII | 0.0 mi | 37 | 37 | 35.1% |
| Bloomfield High School | Bloomfield R-XIV | 13.2 mi | 167 | 10.8 | 49.7% |
| Zalma High School | Zalma R-V | 13.5 mi | 73 | 8.6 | 100% |
| Dexter High School | Dexter R-XI | 15.2 mi | 553 | 14 | 45.4% |
| Advance High School | Advance R-IV | 17.5 mi | 188 | 12.6 | 36.2% |
| Bell City High School | Bell City R-II | 19.3 mi | 91 | 6.8 | 62.6% |
| Twin Rivers High School | Twin Rivers R-X | 19.7 mi | 250 | 11.5 | 52.8% |
| Poplar Bluff High School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 19.8 mi | 1,416 | 16.3 | 55.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Puxico R-VIII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mingo Puxico Technical High School | High | 12 | 37 |
| Puxico Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 308 |
| Puxico Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 176 |