Wilson Creek Group Home
Public high school in Springfield, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 6–12
Wilson Creek Group Home serves 12 students in grades 6–12 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 552nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6 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 ÷ 2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000901358 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Division of Youth Service | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 12 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Wilson Creek Group Home in context
Size
Wilson Creek Group Home is the 18th largest of Division of Youth Service's 24 high schools; its 12 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,270; Wilson Creek Group Home 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 7 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 2 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 7 and 1 in grade 11.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 75% here and 60.5% across Division of Youth Service. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 58.3% 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 2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 12 students, Wilson Creek Group Home has 6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 12 students would have about 1 teachers, so Wilson Creek Group Home has 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
Wilson Creek Group Home is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Excel School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other high schools, 6 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 | 75% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 8.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 2 |
| Grade 10 | 7 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3992 W Sunshine, Springfield, MO 65807
Phone: (417)888-4050
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wilson Creek Group Home. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel School | Division of Youth Service | 2.7 mi | 23 | 11.5 | 87% |
| Parkview High School | Springfield R-XII | 3.6 mi | 1,182 | 15.4 | 59.1% |
| Republic High School | Republic R-III | 4.1 mi | 1,530 | 16.9 | 35.2% |
| Datema House | Division of Youth Service | 4.2 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Kickapoo High School | Springfield R-XII | 4.5 mi | 1,923 | 19.3 | 26.8% |
| Central High School | Springfield R-XII | 4.9 mi | 1,428 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
| Hillcrest High School | Springfield R-XII | 6.5 mi | 1,065 | 16.2 | 61% |
| Glendale High School | Springfield R-XII | 7.4 mi | 1,357 | 17 | 31% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 |
| Gateway School | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 20 |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 46 |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 |