Winona High School
Public high school in Winona, Missouri · Winona R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Winona High School serves 131 students in grades 9–12 in Winona (Shannon County). It is one of 2 schools in Winona R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 419th 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 ÷ 12.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Winona R-III School District |
| County | Shannon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293222002260 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Winona R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 131 | 437 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.7% | 75.1% | 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.
Winona High School in context
Size
Winona High School is the only high school in Winona R-III School District. Its 131 students are 30% of the district's 437. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 22.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 218; Winona 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 9 with 39 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 26, against an average of 33 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (32 against 39). 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: 96.9% here and 97.3% across Winona R-III.
68.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Winona R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 32.8% 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
With 12.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 131 students, Winona High School has 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 131 students would have about 10.7 teachers, so Winona High School has 1.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Winona 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 Eminence High School, 10 miles away in Eminence R-I School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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 | 96.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
42.7% of students are girls and 57.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 26 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8256 State Hwy 19, Winona, MO 65588
Phone: (573)325-8101
Website: winonar3.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Winona High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eminence High School | Eminence R-I | 10.0 mi | 120 | 8.6 | 100% |
| Van Buren High School | Van Buren R-I | 16.9 mi | 221 | 11.2 | 64.3% |
| Liberty Senior High School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 17.8 mi | 350 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| Alton High School | Alton R-IV | 22.2 mi | 281 | 9.2 | 56.9% |
| Summersville High School | Summersville R-II | 22.3 mi | 215 | 10.6 | 53% |
| Ellington High School | Southern Reynolds County R-II | 25.5 mi | 223 | 10.4 | 57% |
| Bunker High School | Bunker R-III | 31.8 mi | 123 | 10.2 | 54.5% |
| Couch High School | Couch R-I | 32.1 mi | 92 | 8.1 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Winona R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 306 |