Tri-County High School
Public high school in Jamesport, Missouri · Tri-County R-VII School District · Grades 5–12
Tri-County High School serves 83 students in grades 5–12 in Jamesport (Daviess County). It is one of 2 schools in Tri-County R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 485th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 5.7 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 ÷ 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Tri-County R-VII School District |
| County | Daviess County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293039002082 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Tri-County R-VII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 83 | 168 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 5.7 | 6.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47% | 49.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Tri-County High School in context
Size
Tri-County High School is the only high school in Tri-County R-VII School District. Its 83 students are 49.4% of the district's 168. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 14.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 126; Tri-County 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 11 with 17 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 4, against an average of 10 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 11 in grade 5 and 11 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 97.6% here and 94.6% across Tri-County R-VII.
47% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.4% across Tri-County R-VII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 9.6% 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
With 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 83 students, Tri-County High School has 5.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 83 students would have about 6.8 teachers, so Tri-County High School has 7.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Tri-County High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is North Daviess High School, 9.4 miles away in North Daviess R-III School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 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 | 97.6% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | 10 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 12 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 17 |
| Grade 12 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
904 W Auberry Grove, Jamesport, MO 64648
Phone: (660)684-6116
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tri-County High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Daviess High School | North Daviess R-III | 9.4 mi | 26 | 3.9 | 100% |
| Gallatin High School | Gallatin R-V | 9.7 mi | 148 | 9.4 | 33.1% |
| Gilman City High School | Gilman City R-IV | 11.6 mi | 60 | 6.9 | 75% |
| Trenton High School | Trenton R-IX | 13.2 mi | 318 | 13.1 | 42.5% |
| Breckenridge High School | Breckenridge R-I | 15.0 mi | 30 | 4 | 83.3% |
| Chillicothe High School | Chillicothe R-II | 17.1 mi | 563 | 17.1 | 36.9% |
| Pattonsburg High School | Pattonsburg R-II | 17.3 mi | 103 | 11.1 | 67% |
| Penney High School | Hamilton R-II | 18.4 mi | 186 | 9.6 | 39.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tri-County R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 85 |