📍 800 W Hickory St, Nevada, Vernon County, 64772
Nevada High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nevada, Vernon County. The school has 786 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nevada R-V school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nevada High enrolls 786 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 714 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
374 of the school's 786 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 77 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.
Nevada High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 126.
Nevada High is one of 7 schools in NEVADA R-V, based in NEVADA, Missouri. The district serves 2,320 students district-wide and employs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 786 students, Nevada High is larger than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote