📍 100 Mustang Dr, Anderson, McDonald County, 64831
McDonald County High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Anderson, McDonald County. The school has 1,051 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcdonald Co. R-I school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 70.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McDonald County High enrolls 1,051 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 650 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 233 | 22% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 78 | 7.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
624 of the school's 1,051 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 548 qualify for free lunch and 76 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.
McDonald County 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 29, state house district 159.
McDonald County High is one of 10 schools in MCDONALD CO. R-I, based in ANDERSON, Missouri. The district serves 3,595 students district-wide and employs 269 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,051 students, McDonald County High is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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