South Pemiscot High School
Public high school in Steele, Missouri · South Pemiscot County R-V School District · Grades 6–12
South Pemiscot High School serves 263 students in grades 6–12 in Steele (Pemiscot County). It is one of 3 schools in South Pemiscot County R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 283rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 19.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | South Pemiscot County R-V School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292853001764 |
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 Pemiscot County R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 263 | 578 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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 Pemiscot High School in context
Size
South Pemiscot High School is the only high school in South Pemiscot County R-V School District. Its 263 students are 45.5% of the district's 578. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.8 miles away and have a median of 200 students, so South Pemiscot High School is larger 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 8 with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 32, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 6 (32 against 36). 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 58.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across South Pemiscot County R-V (60.2%). Black students are next, at 26.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across South Pemiscot County R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 33.1% 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
South Pemiscot High School has 19.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 263 students would have about 21.6 teachers, so South Pemiscot High School has 1.9 fewer.
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 Cooter High School, 2.5 miles away in Cooter R-IV School District. There is 1 high school 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 | 58.9% |
| Black | 26.2% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Hispanic | 6.5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 36 |
| Grade 7 | 36 |
| Grade 8 | 49 |
| Grade 9 | 38 |
| Grade 10 | 40 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
611 Beasley Rd, Steele, MO 63877
Phone: (573)695-3342
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Pemiscot High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooter High School | Cooter R-IV | 2.5 mi | 122 | 13.6 | 60.7% |
| Delta C-7 High School | Delta C-7 | 8.5 mi | 99 | 11.3 | 54.5% |
| Caruthersville High School | Caruthersville 18 | 11.3 mi | 243 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Hayti High School | Hayti R-II | 11.8 mi | 225 | 10.4 | 100% |
| Kennett High School | Kennett 39 | 17.7 mi | 493 | 14.7 | 100% |
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 18.7 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Senath-Hornersville High Schoo | Senath-Hornersville C-8 | 19.2 mi | 205 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Holcomb High School | Holcomb R-III | 25.1 mi | 194 | 11.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in South Pemiscot County R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 235 |
| East Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 80 |