Viburnum High School
Public high school in Viburnum, Missouri · Iron County C-4 School District · Grades 6–12
Viburnum High School serves 179 students in grades 6–12 in Viburnum (Iron County). It is one of 2 schools in Iron County C-4 School District. By enrollment it is the 369th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.4 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 ÷ 15.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Iron County C-4 School District |
| County | Iron County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291551000729 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Iron County C-4 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 179 | 330 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 12 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.2% | 66.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
Viburnum High School in context
Size
Viburnum High School is the only high school in Iron County C-4 School District. Its 179 students are 54.2% of the district's 330. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 23.7 miles away and have a median of 259 students, so Viburnum 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 6 with 34 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 17, against an average of 26 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 6 (23 against 34). 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 96.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Iron County C-4 (95.5%).
64.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.6% across Iron County C-4 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 24% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Viburnum High School has 15.72 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 179 students would have about 14.7 teachers, so Viburnum High School has 1 more.
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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Bunker High School, 18.4 miles away in Bunker R-III 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 | 96.1% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 34 |
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 32 |
| Grade 9 | 27 |
| Grade 10 | 21 |
| Grade 11 | 25 |
| Grade 12 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
35 Hwy 49, Viburnum, MO 65566
Phone: (573)244-5521
Website: ironc4.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Viburnum High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker High School | Bunker R-III | 18.4 mi | 123 | 10.2 | 54.5% |
| Steelville High School | Steelville R-III | 18.4 mi | 278 | 12 | 54% |
| Valley High School | Valley R-VI | 19.8 mi | 170 | 9.5 | 100% |
| Salem Senior High School | Salem R-80 | 23.3 mi | 606 | 15.3 | 53.8% |
| Lesterville High School | Lesterville R-IV | 24.0 mi | 70 | 5.6 | 54.3% |
| Potosi High School | Potosi R-III | 24.0 mi | 673 | 16 | 100% |
| Cuba High School | Crawford County R-II | 27.5 mi | 392 | 14.3 | 45.2% |
| Bismarck R-V High School | Bismarck R-V | 28.5 mi | 239 | 12.6 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Iron County C-4
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viburnum Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 151 |