Republic High School
Public high school in Republic, Missouri · Republic R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Republic High School serves 1,530 students in grades 9–12 in Republic (Greene County). It is one of 8 schools in Republic R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 48th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 90.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Republic R-III School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292622001541 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Republic R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,530 | 5,318 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 14.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.2% | 38.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Republic High School in context
Size
Republic High School is the only high school in Republic R-III School District. Its 1,530 students are 28.8% of the district's 5,318. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 7.4 miles away and have a median of 790 students, so Republic 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 9 with 412 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 344, against an average of 383 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (344 against 412). 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 84.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Republic R-III (83.4%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 38.9% across Republic R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12.3% 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
Republic High School has 90.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,530 students would have about 125.4 teachers, so Republic High School has 34.9 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, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Wilson Creek Group Home, 4.1 miles away in Division of Youth Service. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 84.5% |
| Hispanic | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 412 |
| Grade 10 | 386 |
| Grade 11 | 388 |
| Grade 12 | 344 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4370 S. Repmo Drive, Republic, MO 65738
Phone: (417)732-3650
Website: republicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Republic High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Creek Group Home | Division of Youth Service | 4.1 mi | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Excel School | Division of Youth Service | 6.6 mi | 23 | 11.5 | 87% |
| Kickapoo High School | Springfield R-XII | 6.8 mi | 1,923 | 19.3 | 26.8% |
| Clever High School | Clever R-V | 7.4 mi | 397 | 13.9 | 21.2% |
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 7.4 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 8.1 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Nixa High School | Nixa Public Schools | 8.6 mi | 2,041 | 17.9 | 22.3% |
| Central High School | Springfield R-XII | 9.0 mi | 1,428 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Republic R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 234 |
| Lyon Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 430 |
| McCulloch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 468 |
| Price Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 507 |
| Republic Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,211 |
| Schofield Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 457 |
| Sweeny Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 481 |