📍 401 S Main, Diamond, Newton County, 64840
Diamond High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Diamond, Newton County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Diamond R-Iv school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 9 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Diamond High enrolls 248 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 248 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Diamond High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-70, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
Diamond High is one of 3 schools in DIAMOND R-IV, based in DIAMOND, Missouri. The district serves 787 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Diamond High is close to the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant