📍 511 Neosho Blvd, Neosho, Newton County, 64850
Neosho High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Neosho, Newton County. The school has 1,491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neosho School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 81.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Neosho High enrolls 1,491 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 81.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 973 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 98 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
708 of the school's 1,491 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 563 qualify for free lunch and 145 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Neosho High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
Neosho High is one of 10 schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEOSHO, Missouri. The district serves 4,998 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,491 students, Neosho High is larger than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant