Tipton High School
Public high school in Tipton, Missouri · Tipton R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Tipton High School serves 185 students in grades 9–12 in Tipton (Moniteau County). It is one of 3 schools in Tipton R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 361st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 15.15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Tipton R-VI School District |
| County | Moniteau County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293033002073 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Tipton R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 185 | 529 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.5% | 44.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Tipton High School in context
Size
Tipton High School is the only high school in Tipton R-VI School District. Its 185 students are 35% of the district's 529. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 120; Tipton 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 10 with 51 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 36, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (36 against 49). 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
The largest group is White students: 94.1% here and 93% across Tipton R-VI. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.8% across Tipton R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 14.1% 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
With 15.15 full-time-equivalent teachers for 185 students, Tipton High School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 185 students would have about 15.2 teachers, so Tipton 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
Tipton High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Bunceton High School, 9.5 miles away in Cooper County R-IV School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
44.3% of students are girls and 55.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 49 |
| Grade 10 | 51 |
| Grade 11 | 49 |
| Grade 12 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 S. Gravois Ave., Tipton, MO 65081
Phone: (660)433-5528
Website: tipton.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tipton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunceton High School | Cooper County R-IV | 9.5 mi | 33 | 5.7 | 100% |
| California High School | Moniteau County R-I | 10.1 mi | 439 | 14.1 | 32.3% |
| Otterville High School | Otterville R-VI | 12.6 mi | 102 | 8.6 | 32.4% |
| Prairie Home High School | Prairie Home R-V | 15.0 mi | 90 | 9.3 | 44.4% |
| Morgan County High School | Morgan County R-II | 15.7 mi | 377 | 12.4 | 51.7% |
| Pilot Grove High School | Pilot Grove C-4 | 16.9 mi | 128 | 9.3 | 21.9% |
| Smithton High School | Smithton R-VI | 17.0 mi | 217 | 9.9 | 37.3% |
| Jamestown C-I High School | Jamestown C-1 | 18.0 mi | 112 | 10.2 | 17% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tipton R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 222 |
| Tipton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 122 |