📍 505 e 5th St, Fulton, Callaway County, 65251
Wheeler High is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Fulton, Callaway County. The school has 16 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mo School For The Deaf school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheeler High enrolls 16 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 38% male and 63% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 11 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
9 of the school's 16 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wheeler High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-30, state senate district 10, state house district 49.
Wheeler High is one of 3 schools in MO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, based in FULTON, Missouri. The district serves 51 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 16 students, Wheeler High is close to the district average of about 17 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant