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Nevada High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
800 W Hickory St
Nevada, MO 64772
Phone
(417) 448-2020
District
NEVADA R-V
County
VERNON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
768
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.1% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Nevada High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
47%
53%
37%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 175 22.8%
Grade 10 206 26.8%
Grade 11 194 25.3%
Grade 12 193 25.1%
Total 768 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.9% 92.8% 72.4%
Black 1.5% 1.5% 16.0%
Hispanic 5.2% 4.3% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.9% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.6% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.7% 52.9% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 35.5% 41.1% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.2% 11.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,000 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 39.4 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.7% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.8% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,868 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.1% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.8% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,046 $14,209,000 46.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $659 $1,549,000 5.0%
Staff $370 $870,000 2.8%
General Administration $632 $1,486,000 4.8%
School Administration $578 $1,359,000 4.4%
Operation $1,032 $2,425,000 7.9%
Transportation $470 $1,104,000 3.6%
Other $47 $110,000 0.4%
Total Support $3,789 $8,903,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,301 $7,758,000 25.1%
Total Expenditures $13,136 $30,870,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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