Trenton High School
Public high school in Trenton, Missouri · Trenton R-IX School District · Grades 9–12
Trenton High School serves 318 students in grades 9–12 in Trenton (Grundy County). It is one of 3 schools in Trenton R-IX School District. By enrollment it is the 246th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Trenton R-IX School District |
| County | Grundy County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293036002080 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Trenton R-IX | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 318 | 967 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.5% | 50.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Trenton High School in context
Size
Trenton High School is the only high school in Trenton R-IX School District. Its 318 students are 32.9% of the district's 967. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.4 miles away and have a median of 76 students, so Trenton 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 12 with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 68, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (87 against 79). 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 92.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Trenton R-IX (90.7%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.9% across Trenton R-IX and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 20.1% 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
Trenton High School has 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 318 students would have about 26.1 teachers, so Trenton High School has 1.9 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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Grundy County High School, 11.7 miles away in Grundy County R-V School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 79 |
| Grade 10 | 84 |
| Grade 11 | 68 |
| Grade 12 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1415 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton, MO 64683
Phone: (660)339-6266
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Trenton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County High School | Grundy County R-V | 11.7 mi | 68 | 8.8 | 58.8% |
| Tri-County High School | Tri-County R-VII | 13.2 mi | 83 | 5.7 | 47% |
| Gilman City High School | Gilman City R-IV | 14.8 mi | 60 | 6.9 | 75% |
| Chillicothe High School | Chillicothe R-II | 18.1 mi | 563 | 17.1 | 36.9% |
| North Daviess High School | North Daviess R-III | 20.8 mi | 26 | 3.9 | 100% |
| Princeton R-V Junior-Senior High School | Princeton R-V | 21.7 mi | 151 | 8.8 | 28.5% |
| Gallatin High School | Gallatin R-V | 22.9 mi | 148 | 9.4 | 33.1% |
| Breckenridge High School | Breckenridge R-I | 24.8 mi | 30 | 4 | 83.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Trenton R-IX
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.M Rissler Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 350 |
| Trenton Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 299 |