📍 412 Highland Ave, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64505
Lafayette High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 717 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette High enrolls 717 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 11% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 482 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
714 of the school's 717 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 714 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.
Lafayette High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-60, state senate district 34, state house district 10.
Lafayette High is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 717 students, Lafayette High is larger than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small