📍 1 Blackcat Dr, Herculaneum, Jefferson County, 63048
Herculaneum High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Herculaneum, Jefferson County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dunklin R-V school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herculaneum High enrolls 489 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 432 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 489 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Herculaneum High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 22, state house district 114.
Herculaneum High is one of 4 schools in DUNKLIN R-V, based in HERCULANEUM, Missouri. The district serves 1,697 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Herculaneum High is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large