📍 207 S Fourth St, Drexel, Cass County, 64742
Drexel High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Drexel, Cass County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Drexel R-Iv school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drexel High enrolls 120 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
43 of the school's 120 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Drexel High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 56.
Drexel High is one of 2 schools in DREXEL R-IV, based in DREXEL, Missouri. The district serves 259 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 120 students, Drexel High is close to the district average of about 130 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant