Steelville High School
Public high school in Steelville, Missouri · Steelville R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Steelville High School serves 278 students in grades 9–12 in Steelville (Crawford County). It is one of 3 schools in Steelville R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 271st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12 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 ÷ 23.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Steelville R-III School District |
| County | Crawford County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292943002037 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Steelville R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 278 | 908 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54% | 57.4% | 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.
Steelville High School in context
Size
Steelville High School is the only high school in Steelville R-III School District. Its 278 students are 30.6% of the district's 908. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20.2 miles away and have a median of 558 students, so Steelville 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 10 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 65, against an average of 70 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 65 in grade 9 and 69 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 94.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Steelville R-III (96.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.4% across Steelville R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 23% 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
Steelville High School has 23.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 278 students would have about 22.8 teachers, so Steelville 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 Cuba High School, 9.1 miles away in Crawford County R-II 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 | 94.6% |
| Hispanic | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
56.5% of students are girls and 43.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 65 |
| Grade 10 | 72 |
| Grade 11 | 72 |
| Grade 12 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17154 Highway 19, Steelville, MO 65565
Phone: (573)775-2144
Website: steelville.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Steelville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba High School | Crawford County R-II | 9.1 mi | 392 | 14.3 | 45.2% |
| Bourbon High School | Crawford County R-I | 14.2 mi | 273 | 14.6 | 38.8% |
| St. James High School | St. James R-I | 16.1 mi | 509 | 13.4 | 50.9% |
| Viburnum High School | Iron County C-4 | 18.4 mi | 179 | 11.4 | 64.2% |
| Sullivan Senior High School | Sullivan | 21.9 mi | 668 | 13.9 | 39.4% |
| Salem Senior High School | Salem R-80 | 23.6 mi | 606 | 15.3 | 53.8% |
| Rolla Senior High School | Rolla 31 | 23.9 mi | 1,398 | 19.3 | 42.3% |
| Potosi High School | Potosi R-III | 29.2 mi | 673 | 16 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Steelville R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 346 |
| Steelville Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 284 |