Sturgeon High School
Public high school in Sturgeon, Missouri · Sturgeon R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Sturgeon High School serves 128 students in grades 9–12 in Sturgeon (Boone County). It is one of 4 schools in Sturgeon R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 425th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 13.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Sturgeon R-V 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 | 292970002053 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Sturgeon R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 128 | 2,773 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 20.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32% | 52.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Sturgeon High School in context
Size
Sturgeon High School is the only high school in Sturgeon R-V School District. Its 128 students are 4.6% of the district's 2,773. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13 miles away and have a median of 292 students, so Sturgeon 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 37 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 28, against an average of 32 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (33 against 30). 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 93% of enrollment, a higher share than across Sturgeon R-V (70.1%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.4% across Sturgeon R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.3% 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
Sturgeon High School has 13.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 128 students would have about 10.5 teachers, so Sturgeon High School has 3.4 more.
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 Centralia High School, 8.5 miles away in Centralia 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 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
| Black | 0.8% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 30 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 28 |
| Grade 12 | 33 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
210 W Patton St, Sturgeon, MO 65284
Phone: (573)687-4005
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sturgeon High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia High School | Centralia R-VI | 8.5 mi | 398 | 12.7 | 21.4% |
| Hallsville High School | Hallsville R-IV | 9.2 mi | 464 | 15.4 | 25.4% |
| Harrisburg High School | Harrisburg R-VIII | 12.2 mi | 185 | 11.7 | 15.7% |
| Higbee High School | Higbee R-VIII | 12.9 mi | 124 | 9.5 | 55.6% |
| Moberly Senior High School | Moberly | 13.0 mi | 655 | 15.1 | 49.9% |
| Madison High School | Madison C-3 | 16.1 mi | 81 | 9.1 | 48.1% |
| Westran High School | Westran R-I | 18.8 mi | 184 | 9.6 | 34.8% |
| Muriel Battle High School | Columbia 93 | 19.1 mi | 1,492 | 13.5 | 49.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sturgeon R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moca-S | Other | K–12 | 2,345 |
| Sturgeon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 221 |
| Sturgeon Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 79 |