Strafford High School
Public high school in Strafford, Missouri · Strafford R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Strafford High School serves 437 students in grades 9–12 in Strafford (Greene County). It is one of 4 schools in Strafford R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 193rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 27.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Strafford R-VI School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292964002050 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Strafford R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 437 | 1,408 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.7% | 40.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Strafford High School in context
Size
Strafford High School is the only high school in Strafford R-VI School District. Its 437 students are 31% of the district's 1,408. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10.1 miles away and have a median of 899 students, so Strafford 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 116 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 93, against an average of 109 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (93 against 114). 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 91.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Strafford R-VI (92.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.9% across Strafford R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12.8% 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
Strafford High School has 27.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 437 students would have about 35.8 teachers, so Strafford High School has 8.1 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, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Fair Grove High School, 8.2 miles away in Fair Grove R-X School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.2% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 114 |
| Grade 10 | 116 |
| Grade 11 | 114 |
| Grade 12 | 93 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
211 W McCabe, Strafford, MO 65757
Phone: (417)736-7000
Website: straffordschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Strafford High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove High School | Fair Grove R-X | 8.2 mi | 373 | 14.9 | 32.2% |
| Glendale High School | Springfield R-XII | 9.5 mi | 1,357 | 17 | 31% |
| Hillcrest High School | Springfield R-XII | 9.9 mi | 1,065 | 16.2 | 61% |
| Central High School | Springfield R-XII | 10.0 mi | 1,428 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
| Logan-Rogersville High School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 10.2 mi | 733 | 14.9 | 28% |
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 10.7 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 11.3 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
| Fordland High School | Fordland R-III | 11.9 mi | 200 | 12.3 | 31.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Strafford R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogdill Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 180 |
| Strafford Elementary School | Elementary | 1–4 | 380 |
| Strafford Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 411 |