Smithville High

Smithville High serves students in SMITHVILLE, Missouri, as a large high school. The school counted 845 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 69% more students than the average for high schools in Missouri (about 501).

SMITHVILLE R-II (5 schools, 2,514 students) runs Smithville High.

Of every 100 students at Smithville High, about 90 are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 79% White share among all Clay County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.

A staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.4:1. The average for high schools in Missouri, 12.2:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 12%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clay County is 35%.

Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Smithville High's results are 4.5 points below predicted: 46.5% against 51.0%.

The school is in Clay County, where the median household earns about $88,468 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Clay County, 80 public schools serve about 41,553 students.

Among nearby public schools, Smithville Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Smithville High is 6th among 9 schools close by.

Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.4:1, from 17.9:1.

The allk12 page for Smithville High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.