📍 3336 Hwy 19, Owensville, Gasconade County, 65066
Owensville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Owensville, Gasconade County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gasconade Co. R-Ii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Owensville High enrolls 541 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 492 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 541 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 167 qualify for free lunch and 76 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.
Owensville High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 62.
Owensville High is one of 4 schools in GASCONADE CO. R-II, based in OWENSVILLE, Missouri. The district serves 1,771 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 541 students, Owensville High is larger than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote