Troy Buchanan High School
Public high school in Troy, Missouri · Troy R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Troy Buchanan High School serves 2,148 students in grades 9–12 in Troy (Lincoln County). It is one of 11 schools in Troy R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 6th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 146.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Troy R-III School District |
| County | Lincoln County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293045002090 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Troy R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,148 | 6,510 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 23.4% | 28.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Troy Buchanan High School in context
Size
Troy Buchanan High School is the only high school in Troy R-III School District. Its 2,148 students are 33% of the district's 6,510. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 542; Troy Buchanan 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 565 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 494, against an average of 537 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (494 against 551). 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: 87.8% here and 87.9% across Troy R-III. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
23.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.7% across Troy R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.6% 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 146.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,148 students, Troy Buchanan High School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 2,148 students would have about 176.1 teachers, so Troy Buchanan High School has 30 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Troy Buchanan High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Camp Avery Park Camp, 3.8 miles away in Division of Youth Service. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 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 | 87.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 551 |
| Grade 10 | 565 |
| Grade 11 | 538 |
| Grade 12 | 494 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1190 Old Cap-Au-Gris, Troy, MO 63379
Phone: (636)462-5148
Website: troy.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Troy Buchanan High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Avery Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 3.8 mi | 18 | 6 | 83.3% |
| North Point High School | Wentzville R-IV | 10.5 mi | 1,433 | 17.5 | 11.9% |
| Winfield High School | Winfield R-IV | 11.3 mi | 517 | 13.5 | 33.7% |
| Wright City High School | Wright City R-II of Warren County | 11.6 mi | 566 | 15.7 | 42.8% |
| Silex High School | Silex R-I | 11.7 mi | 247 | 13.3 | 33.2% |
| Emil E. Holt Senior High School | Wentzville R-IV | 12.1 mi | 1,022 | 13.3 | 17.3% |
| Timberland High School | Wentzville R-IV | 15.3 mi | 1,525 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Elsberry High School | Elsberry R-II | 15.6 mi | 264 | 14.3 | 37.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Troy R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 394 |
| Claude Brown Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 308 |
| Cuivre Park Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 578 |
| Hawk Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 131 |
| Lincoln County Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 211 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 391 |
| Main Street Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 423 |
| Troy Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 732 |
| Troy South Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 760 |
| Wm. R. Cappel Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 434 |