Watkins Mill Park Camp
Public high school in Lawson, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 6–12
Watkins Mill Park Camp serves 46 students in grades 6–12 in Lawson (Clay County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 518th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6.6 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 ÷ 7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000901289 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Division of Youth Service | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 46 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6.6 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.5% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Watkins Mill Park Camp in context
Size
Of the 24 high schools in Division of Youth Service, Watkins Mill Park Camp is the 2nd largest, with 9.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 436; Watkins Mill Park Camp 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 9 with 21 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 6 (2 against 1). 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: 65.2% here and 60.5% across Division of Youth Service. Black students are next, at 28.3%.
93.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 37% 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 7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 46 students, Watkins Mill Park Camp has 6.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 46 students would have about 3.8 teachers, so Watkins Mill Park Camp has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Watkins Mill Park Camp is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Excelsior Springs High School, 4.4 miles away in Excelsior Springs 40 School District. Within 10 miles there are 5 other high schools, 2 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 | 65.2% |
| Black | 28.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
52.2% of students are girls and 47.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 9 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
25610 Park Rd North, Lawson, MO 64062
Phone: (816)781-8786
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Watkins Mill Park Camp. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Springs High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 4.4 mi | 764 | 16.7 | 37.4% |
| Lawson High School | Lawson R-XIV | 4.5 mi | 362 | 14.2 | 21.3% |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 5.4 mi | 147 | 29.4 | 94.6% |
| Kearney High School | Kearney R-I | 5.8 mi | 814 | 14.2 | 12.8% |
| Kearney Junior High School | Kearney R-I | 5.9 mi | 510 | 13.3 | 19% |
| Lathrop High School | Lathrop R-II | 10.9 mi | 272 | 12.3 | 28.3% |
| Liberty North High School | Liberty 53 | 12.2 mi | 2,262 | 17.4 | 20.4% |
| Plattsburg High School | Clinton County R-III | 14.5 mi | 200 | 10.7 | 37.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 |
| Gateway School | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 20 |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | High | 6–12 | 12 |