Wheatland High School
Public high school in Wheatland, Missouri · Wheatland R-II School District · Grades 7–12
Wheatland High School serves 121 students in grades 7–12 in Wheatland (Hickory County). It is one of 2 schools in Wheatland R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 434th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.1 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 ÷ 11.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Wheatland R-II School District |
| County | Hickory County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293192002235 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Wheatland R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 121 | 261 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 10 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57% | 57.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Wheatland High School in context
Size
Wheatland High School is the only high school in Wheatland R-II School District. Its 121 students are 46.4% of the district's 261. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.3 miles away and have a median of 194 students, so Wheatland 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 10 with 24 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 17, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% more students than grade 7 (19 against 17). 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 95.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wheatland R-II (97.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.1% across Wheatland R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19.8% 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
Wheatland High School has 11.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 121 students would have about 9.9 teachers, so Wheatland High School has 2.1 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 Hermitage High School, 4.9 miles away in Hermitage R-IV School District. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Black | 0.8% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 21 |
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
18808 State Highway 83, Wheatland, MO 65779
Phone: (417)282-5833
Website: sites.google.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wheatland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage High School | Hermitage R-IV | 4.9 mi | 88 | 8.1 | 100% |
| Weaubleau High School | Weaubleau R-III | 8.4 mi | 171 | 12.1 | 61.4% |
| Skyline High School | Hickory County R-I | 11.6 mi | 216 | 12.7 | 39.4% |
| Humansville High School | Humansville R-IV | 13.7 mi | 105 | 12.9 | 100% |
| Osceola Junior-Senior High School | Osceola | 16.9 mi | 238 | 11 | 54.2% |
| Warsaw High School | Warsaw R-IX | 19.5 mi | 385 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Bolivar High School | Bolivar R-I | 21.9 mi | 831 | 14 | 41.8% |
| Climax Springs High School | Climax Springs R-IV | 22.2 mi | 90 | 8.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wheatland R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 140 |