Tarkio Jh and High School
Public high school in Tarkio, Missouri · Tarkio R-I School District · Grades 6–12
Tarkio Jh and High School serves 176 students in grades 6–12 in Tarkio (Atchison County). It is one of 2 schools in Tarkio R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 370th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.8 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 ÷ 20 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Tarkio R-I School District |
| County | Atchison County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292994002067 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Tarkio R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 176 | 318 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 7.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.8% | 51.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Tarkio Jh and High School in context
Size
Tarkio Jh and High School is the only high school in Tarkio R-I School District. Its 176 students are 55.3% of the district's 318. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 23.7 miles away and have a median of 97 students, so Tarkio Jh and High School is larger 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 6 with 35 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 18, against an average of 25 per grade. This year grade 12 has 37% fewer students than grade 6 (22 against 35). 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 94.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Tarkio R-I (93.7%).
43.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Tarkio R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.6% 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
Tarkio Jh and High School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 176 students would have about 14.4 teachers, so Tarkio Jh and High School has 5.6 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 Fairfax High School, 6.8 miles away in Fairfax R-III 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 | 94.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.4% |
| Black | 2.3% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 35 |
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 25 |
| Grade 9 | 26 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 25 |
| Grade 12 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
312 S Eleventh St, Tarkio, MO 64491
Phone: (660)736-4118
Website: ths.tarkio.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tarkio Jh and High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax High School | Fairfax R-III | 6.8 mi | 68 | 7 | 33.8% |
| Rock Port High School | Rock Port R-II | 7.0 mi | 193 | 9.7 | 28.5% |
| West Nodaway High School | West Nodaway County R-I | 17.8 mi | 94 | 9.7 | 39.4% |
| Mound City High School | Mound City R-II | 22.6 mi | 84 | 9 | 31% |
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 24.7 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
| Maryville High School | Maryville R-II | 27.8 mi | 507 | 15.8 | 25.2% |
| North Nodaway Junior-Senior High School | North Nodaway County R-VI | 31.3 mi | 100 | 8.4 | 52% |
| South Holt High School | South Holt County R-I | 34.0 mi | 119 | 7.8 | 21% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tarkio R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkio Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 142 |