Montgomery Co. High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Montgomery City, Missouri

Montgomery Co. High in Montgomery City, Missouri enrolled 336 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Missouri high-school median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Missouri: 89.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

363 students in 2022-23, 334 students in 2023-24, 336 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.4 to 24.8.

Students enrolled at Montgomery Co. High by school year2022-23: 363, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233632023-243342024-25336
Students enrolled at Montgomery Co. High by school year2022-23: 363, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233632023-243342024-25336
Students enrolled at Montgomery Co. High by school year2022-23: 363, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233632023-243342024-25336
Students enrolled at Montgomery Co. High by school year2022-23: 363, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233632023-243342024-25336
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336326.413.8
2023-2433424.813.5
2024-2533624.813.6

13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Missouri high schools

Among the 556 Missouri high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Montgomery Co. High 13.6; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMontgomery Co. High 13.6state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Montgomery Co. High 13.6; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMontgomery Co. High 13.6state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Montgomery Co. High 13.6; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMontgomery Co. High 13.6state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Montgomery Co. High 13.6; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMontgomery Co. High 13.6state median 12.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 169 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Montgomery Co. High enrolled 338 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 169 of the 338 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.6% of students were White, 6.5% of two or more races, 3.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White89.6%
  2. Two or more races6.5%
  3. Hispanic3.0%
  4. Black0.6%
  5. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Montgomery Co. High scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%36%43.2%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%27% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 87 students in Montgomery Co. High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMissouri
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%89.3%
Students in the class878767,017

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Montgomery Co. High

  1. Wellsville-Middletown High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 145 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. Community HighThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 154 students, 8.6 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Montgomery Co. High with Wellsville-Middletown High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Montgomery Co. R-II spends per student$11,462 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,462
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriMontgomery Co. High is the number 236 by size of 560 Missouri high schools open in 2024-25.#236 of 560
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.2 for high schools.13.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Montgomery Co. High

  1. How many students attend Montgomery Co. High?
    336 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 363 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Montgomery City, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Montgomery Co. High?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for high schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Montgomery Co. High a Title I school?
    Montgomery Co. High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Montgomery Co. High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Montgomery Co. High scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Montgomery Co. High?
    90-94% of the 87 students in Montgomery Co. High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Montgomery Co. High in?
    Montgomery Co. R-II, NCES district ID 2921330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292133001169 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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