📍 1101 W Grant St, Dexter, Stoddard County, 63841
Dexter High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dexter, Stoddard County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dexter R-Xi school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dexter High enrolls 587 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 552 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 587 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Dexter High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 151.
Dexter High is one of 5 schools in DEXTER R-XI, based in DEXTER, Missouri. The district serves 2,008 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 587 students, Dexter High is larger than the district average of about 402 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote