South Holt High School
Public high school in Oregon, Missouri · South Holt County R-I School District · Grades 7–12
South Holt High School serves 119 students in grades 7–12 in Oregon (Holt County). It is one of 2 schools in South Holt County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 439th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 7.8 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 ÷ 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | South Holt County R-I School District |
| County | Holt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292319001334 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | South Holt County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 119 | 240 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 8.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21% | 26.6% | 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.
South Holt High School in context
Size
South Holt High School is the only high school in South Holt County R-I School District. Its 119 students are 49.6% of the district's 240. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.9 miles away and have a median of 367 students, so South Holt 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 9 with 23 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 17, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 7 (17 against 22). 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 95.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across South Holt County R-I (94.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 26.6% across South Holt County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.9% 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
South Holt High School has 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 119 students would have about 9.8 teachers, so South Holt High School has 5.4 more.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Mound City High School, 11.4 miles away in Mound City R-II School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.8% |
42% of students are girls and 58% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 22 |
| Grade 8 | 17 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 20 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 S Barbour, Oregon, MO 64473
Phone: (660)446-3454
Website: southholtr1.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Holt High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound City High School | Mound City R-II | 11.4 mi | 84 | 9 | 31% |
| North Andrew High School | North Andrew County R-VI | 14.3 mi | 86 | 6.7 | 22.1% |
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 15.7 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
| Savannah High School | Savannah R-III | 17.2 mi | 752 | 16.2 | 30.7% |
| Lafayette High School | St. Joseph | 20.5 mi | 644 | 12.2 | 100% |
| South Nodaway High School | South Nodaway County R-IV | 21.4 mi | 71 | 8.6 | 40.8% |
| Central High School | St. Joseph | 22.4 mi | 1,733 | 16.4 | 37.6% |
| Benton High School | St. Joseph | 24.0 mi | 682 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in South Holt County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Holt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 121 |