St. Elizabeth High School
Public high school in St Elizabeth, Missouri · St. Elizabeth R-IV School District · Grades 6–12
St. Elizabeth High School serves 139 students in grades 6–12 in St Elizabeth (Miller County). It is one of 2 schools in St. Elizabeth R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 408th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 10.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | St. Elizabeth R-IV School District |
| County | Miller County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292913001867 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Elizabeth R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 139 | 282 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 12.9% | 16.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
St. Elizabeth High School in context
Size
St. Elizabeth High School is the only high school in St. Elizabeth R-IV School District. Its 139 students are 49.3% of the district's 282. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 17.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 356; St. Elizabeth 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 11 with 24 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 15, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 28% more students than grade 6 (23 against 18). 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
The largest group is White students: 97.8% here and 97.9% across St. Elizabeth R-IV.
12.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 16.3% across St. Elizabeth R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 4.3% 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
With 10.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 139 students, St. Elizabeth High School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 139 students would have about 11.4 teachers, so St. Elizabeth 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
St. Elizabeth High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Tuscumbia High School, 10.5 miles away in Miller County R-III School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.8% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 18 |
| Grade 7 | 22 |
| Grade 8 | 15 |
| Grade 9 | 19 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Hwy 52, St Elizabeth, MO 65075
Phone: (573)493-2246
Website: ste.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: St. Elizabeth High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscumbia High School | Miller County R-III | 10.5 mi | 53 | 6.6 | 35.8% |
| Eugene High School | Cole County R-V | 10.7 mi | 264 | 12.2 | 24.2% |
| Iberia High School | Iberia R-V | 11.8 mi | 291 | 12.1 | 40.2% |
| Blair Oaks High School | Blair Oaks R-II | 17.0 mi | 421 | 15.8 | 8.8% |
| Vienna High School | Maries County R-I | 18.2 mi | 136 | 10.5 | 36.8% |
| Eldon High School | Eldon R-I | 18.3 mi | 597 | 18.7 | 50.8% |
| Osage High School | School of the Osage | 19.1 mi | 678 | 16.4 | 34.8% |
| Fatima High School | Osage County R-III | 19.5 mi | 426 | 13.5 | 14.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in St. Elizabeth R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elizabeth Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 143 |