Southern Boone High School
Public high school in Ashland, Missouri · Southern Boone County R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Southern Boone High School serves 570 students in grades 9–12 in Ashland (Boone County). It is one of 4 schools in Southern Boone County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 157th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 38.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Southern Boone County R-I School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292856001766 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Southern Boone County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 570 | 1,971 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 18.2% | 17.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Southern Boone High School in context
Size
Southern Boone High School is the only high school in Southern Boone County R-I School District. Its 570 students are 28.9% of the district's 1,971. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13 miles away and have a median of 1,334 students, so Southern Boone 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 156 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 132, against an average of 143 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 156 in grade 9 and 142 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 86.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Southern Boone County R-I (88.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
18.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 17.5% across Southern Boone County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.8% 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
Southern Boone High School has 38.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 570 students would have about 46.7 teachers, so Southern Boone High School has 8.4 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 Rock Bridge Senior High School, 9.4 miles away in Columbia 93 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 | 86.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 156 |
| Grade 10 | 140 |
| Grade 11 | 132 |
| Grade 12 | 142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14520 Crump Ln, Ashland, MO 65010
Phone: (573)657-2144
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southern Boone High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Bridge Senior High School | Columbia 93 | 9.4 mi | 1,997 | 18.3 | 17.9% |
| New Bloomfield High School | New Bloomfield R-III | 10.1 mi | 309 | 12.4 | 37.9% |
| Jamestown C-I High School | Jamestown C-1 | 11.6 mi | 112 | 10.2 | 17% |
| Frederick Douglass High School | Columbia 93 | 12.8 mi | 185 | 9.2 | 100% |
| David H. Hickman High School | Columbia 93 | 13.3 mi | 2,007 | 15.9 | 33% |
| Muriel Battle High School | Columbia 93 | 13.4 mi | 1,492 | 13.5 | 49.5% |
| Capital City High School | Jefferson City | 15.1 mi | 1,314 | 13.6 | 42.5% |
| Jefferson City High School | Jefferson City | 15.6 mi | 1,353 | 13.2 | 50.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southern Boone County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Boone Elementary School | Elementary | 3–4 | 282 |
| Southern Boone Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 648 |
| Southern Boone Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 471 |