Sweet Springs High School
Public high school in Sweet Springs, Missouri · Sweet Springs R-VII School District · Grades 7–12
Sweet Springs High School serves 174 students in grades 7–12 in Sweet Springs (Saline County). It is one of 2 schools in Sweet Springs R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 373rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.2 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 ÷ 17.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Sweet Springs R-VII School District |
| County | Saline County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292988002064 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Sweet Springs R-VII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 174 | 365 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 9.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.5% | 39.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Sweet Springs High School in context
Size
Sweet Springs High School is the only high school in Sweet Springs R-VII School District. Its 174 students are 47.7% of the district's 365. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14 miles away and have a median of 161 students, so Sweet Springs High School is close to their typical size.
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 39 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 20, against an average of 29 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 7 (20 against 26). 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 95.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sweet Springs R-VII (96.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39.2% across Sweet Springs R-VII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 11.5% 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
Sweet Springs High School has 17.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 174 students would have about 14.3 teachers, so Sweet Springs High School has 2.7 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, 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 Concordia High School, 9 miles away in Concordia 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 | 95.4% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 26 |
| Grade 8 | 29 |
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 34 |
| Grade 11 | 26 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 E. Marshall St., Sweet Springs, MO 65351
Phone: (660)335-6341
Website: sweetsprings.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sweet Springs High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia High School | Concordia R-II | 9.0 mi | 205 | 10.8 | 33.7% |
| Northwest High School | Pettis County R-V | 10.2 mi | 167 | 13 | 45.5% |
| Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe R-X | 12.1 mi | 154 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
| La Monte High School | La Monte R-IV | 13.3 mi | 144 | 10.1 | 61.1% |
| Marshall Senior High School | Marshall | 14.7 mi | 827 | 14.2 | 46.4% |
| Malta Bend High School | Malta Bend R-V | 15.9 mi | 33 | 4.9 | 100% |
| Knob Noster High School | Knob Noster R-VIII | 16.3 mi | 474 | 13.3 | 30.4% |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 18.1 mi | 28 | 5.1 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sweet Springs R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 191 |