📍 500 W Main, Buffalo, Dallas County, 65622
Buffalo High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Dallas County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dallas Co. R-I school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo High enrolls 568 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 519 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 568 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 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.
Buffalo High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-40, state senate district 28, state house district 129.
Buffalo High is one of 4 schools in DALLAS CO. R-I, based in BUFFALO, Missouri. The district serves 1,689 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 568 students, Buffalo High is larger than the district average of about 422 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote