GAINESVILLE HIGH

As a cozy secondary school in GAINESVILLE, Missouri, GAINESVILLE HIGH teaches 287 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within GAINESVILLE R-V. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 3 schools in GAINESVILLE R-V (605 students total), GAINESVILLE HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GAINESVILLE HIGH shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Ozark County as a whole.

On the resource side, GAINESVILLE HIGH lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ozark County (around 69%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GAINESVILLE HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 56.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ozark County indicate median household earnings sit near $44,163, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Ozark County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,458 students), of which GAINESVILLE HIGH is one.

GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around GAINESVILLE HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GAINESVILLE HIGH at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

GAINESVILLE HIGH operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GAINESVILLE HIGH has changed only slightly, going from 293 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for GAINESVILLE HIGH typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.