Southwest High School
Public high school in Washburn, Missouri · Southwest R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Southwest High School serves 236 students in grades 9–12 in Washburn (Barry County). It is one of 3 schools in Southwest R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 308th 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 ÷ 17.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Southwest R-V School District |
| County | Barry County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292871001774 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Southwest R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 236 | 771 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.2% | 67.5% | 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.
Southwest High School in context
Size
Southwest High School is the only high school in Southwest R-V School District. Its 236 students are 30.6% of the district's 771. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.8 miles away and have a median of 356 students, so Southwest 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 63 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 54, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (54 against 63). 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 86% of enrollment, about the same share as across Southwest R-V (86.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 67.5% across Southwest R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 25% 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
Southwest High School has 17.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 236 students would have about 19.3 teachers, so Southwest High School has 1.6 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 Exeter High School, 6 miles away in Exeter R-VI 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 | 86% |
| Hispanic | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 63 |
| Grade 10 | 60 |
| Grade 11 | 59 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
529 E. Pineville Road, Washburn, MO 65772
Phone: (417)826-5413
Website: swr5.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southwest High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter High School | Exeter R-VI | 6.0 mi | 109 | 12.7 | 69.7% |
| Cassville High School | Cassville R-IV | 8.8 mi | 586 | 14.2 | 53.4% |
| Wheaton High School | Wheaton R-III | 13.1 mi | 199 | 12.3 | 62.3% |
| Purdy High School | Purdy R-II | 15.8 mi | 267 | 11.5 | 63.7% |
| Monett High School | Monett R-I | 23.8 mi | 742 | 15.2 | 51.9% |
| Pierce City High School | Pierce City R-VI | 25.0 mi | 205 | 12.8 | 28.3% |
| East Newton High School | East Newton County R-VI | 25.1 mi | 445 | 14.8 | 57.8% |
| McDonald County High School | McDonald County R-I | 26.3 mi | 1,075 | 15.1 | 65.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southwest R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 349 |
| Southwest Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 186 |