South Iron High School
Public high school in Annapolis, Missouri · South Iron County R-I School District · Grades 7–12
South Iron High School serves 145 students in grades 7–12 in Annapolis (Iron County). It is one of 2 schools in South Iron County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 401st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 14.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | South Iron County R-I School District |
| County | Iron County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292847001759 |
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 Iron County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 145 | 284 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 9.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.8% | 75% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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 Iron High School in context
Size
South Iron High School is the only high school in South Iron County R-I School District. Its 145 students are 51.1% of the district's 284. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19 miles away and have a median of 227 students, so South Iron 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 11 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 18, against an average of 24 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% more students than grade 7 (24 against 21). 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 84.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across South Iron County R-I (88%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across South Iron County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.2% 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 Iron High School has 14.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 145 students would have about 11.9 teachers, so South Iron High School has 2.8 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Lesterville High School, 10.4 miles away in Lesterville R-IV 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 | 84.1% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 21 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 28 |
| Grade 10 | 23 |
| Grade 11 | 31 |
| Grade 12 | 24 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
210 School St, Annapolis, MO 63620
Phone: (573)598-4241
Website: sipanthers.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Iron High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesterville High School | Lesterville R-IV | 10.4 mi | 70 | 5.6 | 54.3% |
| Clearwater High School | Clearwater R-I | 13.6 mi | 230 | 13.8 | 62.2% |
| Arcadia Valley High School | Arcadia Valley R-II | 16.4 mi | 306 | 14.3 | 23.2% |
| Ellington High School | Southern Reynolds County R-II | 16.8 mi | 223 | 10.4 | 57% |
| Greenville High School | Greenville R-II | 21.1 mi | 209 | 13.1 | 52.2% |
| Fredericktown High School | Fredericktown R-I | 27.0 mi | 611 | 14.4 | 50.2% |
| Bismarck R-V High School | Bismarck R-V | 28.6 mi | 239 | 12.6 | 100% |
| Bunker High School | Bunker R-III | 28.8 mi | 123 | 10.2 | 54.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in South Iron County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Iron Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 139 |