Sheldon High School
Public high school in Sheldon, Missouri · Sheldon R-VIII School District · Grades 7–12
Sheldon High School serves 89 students in grades 7–12 in Sheldon (Vernon County). It is one of 2 schools in Sheldon R-VIII School District. By enrollment it is the 475th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.1 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 ÷ 10.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Sheldon R-VIII School District |
| County | Vernon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292817001734 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Sheldon R-VIII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 89 | 212 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.9% | 61.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Sheldon High School in context
Size
Sheldon High School is the only high school in Sheldon R-VIII School District. Its 89 students are 42% of the district's 212. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 155; Sheldon 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 7 with 17 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 12, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 7 (12 against 17). 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: 92.1% here and 93.9% across Sheldon R-VIII.
53.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.3% across Sheldon R-VIII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 21.3% 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
With 10.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 89 students, Sheldon High School has 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 89 students would have about 7.3 teachers, so Sheldon High School has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Sheldon 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 Bronaugh High School, 9.7 miles away in Bronaugh R-VII School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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 | 92.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.9% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
| Grade 9 | 16 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 15 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 E Gene Lathrop Dr., Sheldon, MO 64784
Phone: (417)884-5111
Website: sheldon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sheldon High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronaugh High School | Bronaugh R-VII | 9.7 mi | 65 | 7.3 | 44.6% |
| Lamar High School | Lamar R-I | 11.1 mi | 369 | 14.3 | 36.6% |
| Nevada High School | Nevada R-V | 13.2 mi | 754 | 17.3 | 47.2% |
| Liberal High School | Liberal R-II | 14.2 mi | 96 | 8.2 | 37.5% |
| Northeast Vernon County R-I High School | Northeast Vernon County R-I | 16.6 mi | 92 | 8.8 | 77.2% |
| El Dorado Springs High School | El Dorado Springs R-II | 20.6 mi | 321 | 11.2 | 46.1% |
| Golden City High School | Golden City R-III | 21.7 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 62.5% |
| Jasper County High School | Jasper County R-V | 22.3 mi | 213 | 11.7 | 48.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sheldon R-VIII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 123 |