Worth County High School
Public high school in Grant City, Missouri · Worth County R-III School District · Grades 7–12
Worth County High School serves 125 students in grades 7–12 in Grant City (Worth County). It is one of 2 schools in Worth County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 429th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.2 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 ÷ 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Worth County R-III School District |
| County | Worth County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293230002264 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Worth County R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 125 | 295 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.2 | 10 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.4% | 48.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Worth County High School in context
Size
Worth County High School is the only high school in Worth County R-III School District. Its 125 students are 42.4% of the district's 295. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 21.7 miles away and have a median of 103 students, so Worth County High School is close to their typical size.
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 7 with 26 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 13, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% fewer students than grade 7 (13 against 26). 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 98.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Worth County R-III (98.6%).
46.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.1% across Worth County R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 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
Worth County High School has 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 125 students would have about 10.2 teachers, so Worth County High School has 5 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 Albany High School, 16.5 miles away in Albany R-III School District. 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 | 98.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 26 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
| Grade 9 | 19 |
| Grade 10 | 25 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
510 East Avenue, Grant City, MO 64456
Phone: (660)564-2218
Website: wc.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Worth County High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany High School | Albany R-III | 16.5 mi | 130 | 11.4 | 49.2% |
| Northeast Nodaway High School | Northeast Nodaway County R-V | 16.6 mi | 81 | 7.7 | 33.3% |
| Stanberry High School | Stanberry R-II | 19.5 mi | 153 | 9.7 | 30.1% |
| Jefferson High School | Jefferson C-123 | 21.5 mi | 56 | 6.1 | 57.1% |
| North Nodaway Junior-Senior High School | North Nodaway County R-VI | 21.9 mi | 100 | 8.4 | 52% |
| North Harrison High School | North Harrison R-III | 22.1 mi | 106 | 10 | 53.8% |
| South Harrison High School | South Harrison County R-II | 24.8 mi | 243 | 14.6 | 40.7% |
| Ridgeway High School | Ridgeway R-V | 25.8 mi | 31 | 4.1 | 87.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Worth County R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 170 |