Van Buren High School
Public high school in Van Buren, Missouri · Van Buren R-I School District · Grades 7–12
Van Buren High School serves 221 students in grades 7–12 in Van Buren (Carter County). It is one of 2 schools in Van Buren R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 323rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.2 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 ÷ 19.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Van Buren R-I School District |
| County | Carter County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293075002121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Van Buren R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 221 | 466 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 9.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.3% | 70.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Van Buren High School in context
Size
Van Buren High School is the only high school in Van Buren R-I School District. Its 221 students are 47.4% of the district's 466. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 21.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 156; Van Buren 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 41 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 29, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 12 has 41% more students than grade 7 (41 against 29). 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: 95.5% here and 96.1% across Van Buren R-I. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.2% across Van Buren R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 28.5% 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 19.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 221 students, Van Buren High School has 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 221 students would have about 18.1 teachers, so Van Buren High School has 1.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Van Buren 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 East Carter County R-II High School, 15.6 miles away in East Carter County R-II 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 | 95.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 29 |
| Grade 8 | 34 |
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 39 |
| Grade 11 | 39 |
| Grade 12 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
202 W College, Van Buren, MO 63965
Phone: (573)323-4295
Website: schoolweb.missouri.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Van Buren High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carter County R-II High School | East Carter County R-II | 15.6 mi | 180 | 12.2 | 60.6% |
| Ellington High School | Southern Reynolds County R-II | 16.7 mi | 223 | 10.4 | 57% |
| Winona High School | Winona R-III | 16.9 mi | 131 | 10.7 | 68.7% |
| Eminence High School | Eminence R-I | 21.7 mi | 120 | 8.6 | 100% |
| Clearwater High School | Clearwater R-I | 21.9 mi | 230 | 13.8 | 62.2% |
| Doniphan High School | Doniphan R-I | 28.1 mi | 487 | 15.8 | 100% |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 29.4 mi | 54 | 6 | 94.4% |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 29.5 mi | 14 | 4.7 | 78.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Van Buren R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 245 |