West Nodaway High School
Public high school in Burlington Jct, Missouri · West Nodaway County R-I School District · Grades 7–12
West Nodaway High School serves 94 students in grades 7–12 in Burlington Jct (Nodaway County). It is one of 2 schools in West Nodaway County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 465th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | West Nodaway County R-I School District |
| County | Nodaway County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293090002136 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | West Nodaway County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 94 | 225 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 10.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.4% | 41.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
West Nodaway High School in context
Size
West Nodaway High School is the only high school in West Nodaway County R-I School District. Its 94 students are 41.8% of the district's 225. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.5 miles away and have a median of 85 students, so West Nodaway 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 10 with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 13, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 7 (14 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 95.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across West Nodaway County R-I (95.1%).
39.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.8% across West Nodaway County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.6% 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
West Nodaway High School has 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 94 students would have about 7.7 teachers, so West Nodaway High School has 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
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 Maryville High School, 11.8 miles away in Maryville 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 | 95.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
41.5% of students are girls and 58.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 16 |
| Grade 8 | 14 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 18 |
| Grade 12 | 14 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17665 Us Hwy 136, Burlington Jct, MO 64428
Phone: (660)725-3317
Website: wnrockets.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Nodaway High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville High School | Maryville R-II | 11.8 mi | 507 | 15.8 | 25.2% |
| North Nodaway Junior-Senior High School | North Nodaway County R-VI | 14.6 mi | 100 | 8.4 | 52% |
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 16.8 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
| Tarkio Jh and High School | Tarkio R-I | 17.8 mi | 176 | 8.8 | 43.8% |
| Fairfax High School | Fairfax R-III | 19.2 mi | 68 | 7 | 33.8% |
| Northeast Nodaway High School | Northeast Nodaway County R-V | 21.1 mi | 81 | 7.7 | 33.3% |
| South Nodaway High School | South Nodaway County R-IV | 21.9 mi | 71 | 8.6 | 40.8% |
| Jefferson High School | Jefferson C-123 | 23.0 mi | 56 | 6.1 | 57.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in West Nodaway County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Nodaway R-I Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 131 |