Willow Springs High School
Public high school in Willow Springs, Missouri · Willow Springs R-IV School District · Grades 9–12
Willow Springs High School serves 370 students in grades 9–12 in Willow Springs (Howell County). It is one of 3 schools in Willow Springs R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 223rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.7 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 ÷ 34.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Willow Springs R-IV School District |
| County | Howell County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293207002245 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Willow Springs R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 370 | 1,171 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 10.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.6% | 64.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Willow Springs High School in context
Size
Willow Springs High School is the only high school in Willow Springs R-IV School District. Its 370 students are 31.6% of the district's 1,171. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 19 miles away with a median enrollment of 283; Willow Springs 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 10 with 102 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 67, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 9 (67 against 99). 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: 92.2% here and 93.1% across Willow Springs R-IV. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.6% across Willow Springs R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 22.4% 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 34.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 370 students, Willow Springs High School has 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 370 students would have about 30.3 teachers, so Willow Springs High School has 4.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Willow Springs High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Gentry Residential Treat. Fac., 10.7 miles away in Division of Youth Service. 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 | 92.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 1.1% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 99 |
| Grade 10 | 102 |
| Grade 11 | 102 |
| Grade 12 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
215 W Fourth St, Willow Springs, MO 65793
Phone: (417)469-2114
Website: willowspringsschool.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Willow Springs High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | Division of Youth Service | 10.7 mi | 22 | 7.3 | 86.4% |
| Cabool High School | Cabool R-IV | 11.7 mi | 209 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Liberty Senior High School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 18.1 mi | 350 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| Mountain Grove High School | Mountain Grove R-III | 18.7 mi | 455 | 15.7 | 59.3% |
| West Plains Senior High School | West Plains R-VII | 19.4 mi | 1,108 | 16.5 | 50.2% |
| Dora High School | Dora R-III | 20.6 mi | 160 | 10.5 | 48.8% |
| Summersville High School | Summersville R-II | 21.5 mi | 215 | 10.6 | 53% |
| Houston High School | Houston R-I | 22.8 mi | 359 | 11.6 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Willow Springs R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 446 |
| Willow Springs Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 355 |