📍 510 East Avenue, Grant City, Worth County, 64456
Worth Co. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Grant City, Worth County. The school has 126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Worth Co. R-Iii school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Worth Co. High enrolls 126 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 126 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 44 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Worth Co. 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-60, state senate district 12, state house district 1.
Worth Co. High is one of 2 schools in WORTH CO. R-III, based in GRANT CITY, Missouri. The district serves 295 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 126 students, Worth Co. High is close to the district average of about 148 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote