Wheaton High School
Public high school in Wheaton, Missouri · Wheaton R-III School District · Grades 7–12
Wheaton High School serves 199 students in grades 7–12 in Wheaton (Barry County). It is one of 2 schools in Wheaton R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 344th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Wheaton R-III School District |
| County | Barry County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293195002237 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Wheaton R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 199 | 440 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.3% | 62.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Wheaton High School in context
Size
Wheaton High School is the only high school in Wheaton R-III School District. Its 199 students are 45.2% of the district's 440. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 356; Wheaton 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 37 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 26, against an average of 33 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 7 (32 against 36). 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: 65.3% here and 70.5% across Wheaton R-III. Asian students are next, at 27.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.2% across Wheaton R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 23.6% 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
With 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 199 students, Wheaton High School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 199 students would have about 16.3 teachers, so Wheaton 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
Wheaton High School 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 Purdy High School, 8.1 miles away in Purdy R-II School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 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 | 65.3% |
| Asian | 27.1% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
53.8% of students are girls and 46.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 36 |
| Grade 8 | 34 |
| Grade 9 | 34 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 26 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
116 McCall, Wheaton, MO 64874
Phone: (417)652-7249
Website: wheatonschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wheaton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdy High School | Purdy R-II | 8.1 mi | 267 | 11.5 | 63.7% |
| Exeter High School | Exeter R-VI | 8.7 mi | 109 | 12.7 | 69.7% |
| Cassville High School | Cassville R-IV | 11.5 mi | 586 | 14.2 | 53.4% |
| East Newton High School | East Newton County R-VI | 12.7 mi | 445 | 14.8 | 57.8% |
| Southwest High School | Southwest R-V | 13.1 mi | 236 | 13.3 | 60.2% |
| Pierce City High School | Pierce City R-VI | 13.2 mi | 205 | 12.8 | 28.3% |
| Monett High School | Monett R-I | 14.0 mi | 742 | 15.2 | 51.9% |
| Neosho High School | Neosho School District | 19.6 mi | 1,530 | 18.1 | 53.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wheaton R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 241 |