📍 1400 W Washington St, Kennett, Dunklin County, 63857
Kennett High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kennett, Dunklin County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kennett 39 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennett High enrolls 497 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 27% Black or African American and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 302 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
494 of the school's 497 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 494 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Kennett 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 150.
Kennett High is one of 7 schools in KENNETT 39, based in KENNETT, Missouri. The district serves 1,807 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Kennett High is larger than the district average of about 258 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote