Walnut Grove High School
Public high school in Walnut Grove, Missouri · Walnut Grove R-V School District · Grades 6–12
Walnut Grove High School serves 145 students in grades 6–12 in Walnut Grove (Greene County). It is one of 2 schools in Walnut Grove R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 402nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 11.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Walnut Grove R-V School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293099002141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Walnut Grove R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 145 | 289 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.4% | 44.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Walnut Grove High School in context
Size
Walnut Grove High School is the only high school in Walnut Grove R-V School District. Its 145 students are 50.2% of the district's 289. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10 miles away and have a median of 155 students, so Walnut Grove High School is close to their typical size.
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 7 with 33 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 12, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% fewer students than grade 6 (12 against 16). 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 95.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Walnut Grove R-V (95.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.2% across Walnut Grove R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.9% 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
Walnut Grove High School has 11.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 145 students would have about 11.9 teachers, so Walnut Grove High School has about as many as that.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Ash Grove High School, 7 miles away in Ash Grove R-IV School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 16 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
| Grade 9 | 29 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 E College, Walnut Grove, MO 65770
Phone: (417)788-2543
Website: wgtigers.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Walnut Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Grove High School | Ash Grove R-IV | 7.0 mi | 333 | 12.4 | 32.7% |
| Marion C. Early High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 8.0 mi | 150 | 10.5 | 34.7% |
| Dadeville Senior High School | Dadeville R-II | 8.4 mi | 117 | 11.7 | 24.8% |
| Everton High School | Everton R-III | 9.5 mi | 72 | 11.3 | 41.7% |
| Willard High School | Willard R-II | 10.5 mi | 1,379 | 15.7 | 28.4% |
| Fair Play High School | Fair Play R-II | 15.4 mi | 119 | 7.5 | 100% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 15.4 mi | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
| Greenfield High School | Greenfield R-IV | 16.2 mi | 160 | 8.8 | 49.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Walnut Grove R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 144 |