📍 606 S. Thorn St, Charleston, Mississippi County, 63834
Charleston High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charleston, Mississippi County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston R-I school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Charleston High enrolls 331 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 27% White and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 218 | 66% |
| White | 88 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 331 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 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.
Charleston 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 148.
Charleston High is one of 3 schools in CHARLESTON R-I, based in CHARLESTON, Missouri. The district serves 727 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 331 students, Charleston High is larger than the district average of about 242 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote