Scott City High School
Public high school in Scott City, Missouri · Scott City R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Scott City High School serves 268 students in grades 9–12 in Scott City (Scott County). It is one of 3 schools in Scott City R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 279th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 21.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Scott City R-I School District |
| County | Scott County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291545000705 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Scott City R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 268 | 773 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.9% | 59% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Scott City High School in context
Size
Scott City High School is the only high school in Scott City R-I School District. Its 268 students are 34.7% of the district's 773. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 217; Scott City 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 80 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 58, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (67 against 80). 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: 92.2% here and 92.1% across Scott City R-I. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59% across Scott City R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 21.6% 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 21.47 full-time-equivalent teachers for 268 students, Scott City High School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 268 students would have about 22 teachers, so Scott City High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Scott City High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Central High School, 4.4 miles away in Cape Girardeau 63 School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 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 | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 80 |
| Grade 10 | 58 |
| Grade 11 | 63 |
| Grade 12 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3000 Main St, Scott City, MO 63780
Phone: (573)264-2131
Website: scr1.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Scott City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 4.4 mi | 1,278 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 6.7 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Girardot Center for Youth | Division of Youth Service | 7.0 mi | 24 | 6 | 87.5% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 10.4 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 10.4 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 12.3 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Jackson Senior High School | Jackson R-II | 13.2 mi | 1,830 | 16.8 | 33.2% |
| Scott County Central High School | Scott County Central | 16.6 mi | 108 | 8.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Scott City R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 282 |
| Scott City Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 223 |