📍 702 Main St, Dekalb, Buchanan County, 64440
Dekalb Jr.-sr. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dekalb, Buchanan County. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buchanan Co. R-Iv school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dekalb Jr.-sr. High enrolls 135 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.5% Asian and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 98% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 135 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 28 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Dekalb Jr.-sr. High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 34, state house district 11.
Dekalb Jr.-sr. High is one of 2 schools in BUCHANAN CO. R-IV, based in DEKALB, Missouri. The district serves 277 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 135 students, Dekalb Jr.-sr. High is close to the district average of about 139 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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