South Shelby High School
Public high school in Shelbina, Missouri · Shelby County R-IV School District · Grades 9–12
South Shelby High School serves 227 students in grades 9–12 in Shelbina (Shelby County). It is one of 3 schools in Shelby County R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 315th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 19.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Shelby County R-IV School District |
| County | Shelby County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292811001728 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Shelby County R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 227 | 635 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.8% | 54.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 47% 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 Shelby High School in context
Size
South Shelby High School is the only high school in Shelby County R-IV School District. Its 227 students are 35.7% of the district's 635. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.8 miles away and have a median of 146 students, so South Shelby 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 12 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 47, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 12 has 45% more students than grade 9 (68 against 47). 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 90.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Shelby County R-IV (91.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.5% across Shelby County R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15% 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 Shelby High School has 19.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 227 students would have about 18.6 teachers, so South Shelby High School has about as many as that.
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 North Shelby High School, 9.7 miles away in North Shelby School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Black | 1.3% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 47 |
| Grade 10 | 58 |
| Grade 11 | 54 |
| Grade 12 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4154 Hwy 36, Shelbina, MO 63468
Phone: (573)588-4163
Website: cardinals.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Shelby High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shelby High School | North Shelby | 9.7 mi | 129 | 8.4 | 30.2% |
| Paris High School | Paris R-II | 17.3 mi | 163 | 11.6 | 42.9% |
| Madison High School | Madison C-3 | 17.5 mi | 81 | 9.1 | 48.1% |
| Macon Senior High School | Macon County R-I | 19.4 mi | 390 | 13.4 | 37.7% |
| Monroe City R-I High School | Monroe City R-I | 20.1 mi | 271 | 13 | 34.7% |
| Marion County High School | Marion County R-II | 21.3 mi | 98 | 8.9 | 42.9% |
| Northeast High School | Northeast Randolph County R-IV | 22.7 mi | 164 | 9.4 | 25.6% |
| Atlanta High School | Atlanta C-3 | 23.7 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 37.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Shelby County R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shelby Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 282 |
| South Shelby Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 126 |