Webb City High School
Public high school in Webb City, Missouri · Webb City R-VII School District · Grades 9–12
Webb City High School serves 1,381 students in grades 9–12 in Webb City (Jasper County). It is one of 11 schools in Webb City R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 64th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 88.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Webb City R-VII School District |
| County | Jasper County |
| Area type | Suburb, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293150002186 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Webb City R-VII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,381 | 4,623 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 15.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40% | 48.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.
Webb City High School in context
Size
Webb City High School is the only high school in Webb City R-VII School District. Its 1,381 students are 29.9% of the district's 4,623. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12 miles away and have a median of 656 students, so Webb City 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 9 with 358 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 320, against an average of 345 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (320 against 358). 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 81.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Webb City R-VII (79.1%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.1% across Webb City R-VII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 14% 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
Webb City High School has 88.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,381 students would have about 113.2 teachers, so Webb City High School has 24.9 fewer.
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 suburb, small, which means it is in an urbanized area of fewer than 100,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Carl Junction High School, 5.9 miles away in Carl Junction R-I 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 | 81.2% |
| Hispanic | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 358 |
| Grade 10 | 356 |
| Grade 11 | 347 |
| Grade 12 | 320 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
621 N Madison, Webb City, MO 64870
Phone: (417)673-6010
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Webb City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Junction High School | Carl Junction R-I | 5.9 mi | 924 | 14.3 | 31.3% |
| Joplin High School | Joplin Schools | 6.1 mi | 2,288 | 18.4 | 58.8% |
| Gateway School | Division of Youth Service | 6.6 mi | 11 | 5.5 | 72.7% |
| Carthage High School | Carthage R-IX | 9.6 mi | 1,626 | 18.4 | 56.9% |
| Diamond High School | Diamond R-IV | 14.3 mi | 243 | 11 | 44.9% |
| Jasper County High School | Jasper County R-V | 16.0 mi | 213 | 11.7 | 48.8% |
| Sarcoxie High School | Sarcoxie R-II | 19.7 mi | 387 | 13.5 | 62.8% |
| Neosho High School | Neosho School District | 20.6 mi | 1,530 | 18.1 | 53.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Webb City R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bess Truman Primary Center | Elementary | K–1 | 188 |
| Carterville Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 232 |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Elementary | 4 | 222 |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 287 |
| Heritage Preschool | Pre-K | Pre-K | 202 |
| Madge T. James Kind. Center | Elementary | K | 179 |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Elementary | 3 | 186 |
| Webb City Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 709 |
| Webb City Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 681 |
| Webster Primary Center | Elementary | 1–2 | 356 |