South Nodaway High School
Public high school in Barnard, Missouri · South Nodaway County R-IV School District · Grades 7–12
South Nodaway High School serves 71 students in grades 7–12 in Barnard (Nodaway County). It is one of 2 schools in South Nodaway County R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 495th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.6 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 ÷ 8.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | South Nodaway County R-IV School District |
| County | Nodaway County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292850001761 |
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 Nodaway County R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 71 | 165 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.6 | 8.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.8% | 40.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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 Nodaway High School in context
Size
South Nodaway High School is the only high school in South Nodaway County R-IV School District. Its 71 students are 43% of the district's 165. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13 miles away and have a median of 90 students, so South Nodaway 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 18 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 6, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 7 (10 against 13). 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 94.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across South Nodaway County R-IV (96.4%).
40.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.6% across South Nodaway County R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 14.1% 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 Nodaway High School has 8.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 71 students would have about 5.8 teachers, so South Nodaway High School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
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 Jefferson High School, 9 miles away in Jefferson C-123 School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.4% |
| Black | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
54.9% of students are girls and 45.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 12 |
| Grade 9 | 18 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 12 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
209 Morehouse, Barnard, MO 64423
Phone: (660)652-3727
Website: southnodaway.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Nodaway High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School | Jefferson C-123 | 9.0 mi | 56 | 6.1 | 57.1% |
| North Andrew High School | North Andrew County R-VI | 10.0 mi | 86 | 6.7 | 22.1% |
| Maryville High School | Maryville R-II | 11.0 mi | 507 | 15.8 | 25.2% |
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 11.6 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
| Northeast Nodaway High School | Northeast Nodaway County R-V | 14.4 mi | 81 | 7.7 | 33.3% |
| Stanberry High School | Stanberry R-II | 15.1 mi | 153 | 9.7 | 30.1% |
| Savannah High School | Savannah R-III | 16.0 mi | 752 | 16.2 | 30.7% |
| Union Star High School | Union Star R-II | 17.9 mi | 91 | 8.5 | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in South Nodaway County R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Nodaway Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 94 |