Ridgeway High School
Public high school in Ridgeway, Missouri · Ridgeway R-V School District · Grades 6–12
Ridgeway High School serves 31 students in grades 6–12 in Ridgeway (Harrison County). It is one of 2 schools in Ridgeway R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 529th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 4.1 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 ÷ 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Ridgeway R-V School District |
| County | Harrison County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292649001559 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ridgeway R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 31 | 69 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 4.1 | 4.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 84.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Ridgeway High School in context
Size
Ridgeway High School is the only high school in Ridgeway R-V School District. Its 31 students are 44.9% of the district's 69. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 17.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 105; Ridgeway 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 12 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 4, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% more students than grade 7 (6 against 4). 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: 93.5% here and 92.8% across Ridgeway R-V.
87.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.1% across Ridgeway R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 35.5% 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
With 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 31 students, Ridgeway High School has 4.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 31 students would have about 2.5 teachers, so Ridgeway High School has 5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Ridgeway 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. The nearest other high school is North Harrison High School, 7.1 miles away in North Harrison R-III School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 0 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 | 93.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 5 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
305 Main St, Ridgeway, MO 64481
Phone: (660)872-6813
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ridgeway High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Harrison High School | North Harrison R-III | 7.1 mi | 106 | 10 | 53.8% |
| South Harrison High School | South Harrison County R-II | 7.8 mi | 243 | 14.6 | 40.7% |
| Cainsville High School | Cainsville R-I | 9.6 mi | 38 | 5 | 63.2% |
| Gilman City High School | Gilman City R-IV | 17.0 mi | 60 | 6.9 | 75% |
| Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School | Princeton R-V | 18.7 mi | 151 | 8.8 | 28.5% |
| Albany High School | Albany R-III | 22.6 mi | 130 | 11.4 | 49.2% |
| Pattonsburg High School | Pattonsburg R-II | 22.7 mi | 103 | 11.1 | 67% |
| Mercer High School | North Mercer County R-III | 23.4 mi | 58 | 5.2 | 62.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ridgeway R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 38 |