📍 406 e Chestnut, Desloge, St. Francois County, 63601
North Co. Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Desloge, St. Francois County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North St. Francois Co. R-I school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Co. Middle enrolls 396 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.8% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 375 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 396 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
North Co. Middle 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-80, state senate district 3, state house district 117.
North Co. Middle is one of 6 schools in NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I, based in BONNE TERRE, Missouri. The district serves 2,581 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, North Co. Middle is close to the district average of about 430 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant