Enrollment
156
High
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING CITY R-I·NCES 291659000907
KING CITY HIGH
300 N GRAND, KING CITY, MO 64463 · (660) 535-4319 · Gentry County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
60 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KING CITY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
156
+9 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.6:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KING CITY HIGH
KING CITY HIGH is a 9-12 campus of one-room-style scale in KING CITY, Missouri, operated by KING CITY R-I, hosting 156 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so KING CITY HIGH sits 69% smaller than that benchmark.
Within KING CITY R-I, which oversees 2 schools and 336 students, KING CITY HIGH is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, KING CITY HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KING CITY HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of -8.3 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Gentry County) shows that median household income runs about $55,848, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. KING CITY HIGH is one of 7 public schools in Gentry County (combined enrollment of about 1,161 students).
Nearest neighbor: KING CITY ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KING CITY HIGH at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.8%.
KING CITY HIGH operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KING CITY HIGH has grew 6%, going from 147 students in 2018 to 156 in 2025.
On this page, members of the KING CITY HIGH community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Gentry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,245
Census ACS
Median income
$55,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KING CITY ELEM.0.0 mi · 180
- UNION STAR ELEM.6.4 mi · 66
- UNION STAR PRESCHOOL6.4 mi · 9
- UNION STAR HIGH6.4 mi · 91
- STANBERRY ELEM.11.4 mi · 222
- STANBERRY HIGH11.4 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About KING CITY HIGHHow large is KING CITY HIGH?
KING CITY HIGH enrolls approximately 156 students in grades 07-12.
Is KING CITY HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
KING CITY HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does KING CITY HIGH have?
KING CITY HIGH employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KING CITY HIGH?
At KING CITY HIGH, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is KING CITY HIGH in?
KING CITY HIGH is part of KING CITY R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.