📍 101 S Pine St, Eldon, Miller County, 65026
Eldon High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Eldon, Miller County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eldon R-I school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Eldon High enrolls 584 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 559 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 584 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Eldon High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 58.
Eldon High is one of 5 schools in ELDON R-I, based in ELDON, Missouri. The district serves 2,038 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, Eldon High is larger than the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant