📍 500 S Main, Cardwell, Dunklin County, 63829
Southland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cardwell, Dunklin County. The school has 101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southland C-9 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southland High enrolls 101 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 69 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 101 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 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.
Southland 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 150.
Southland High is one of 2 schools in SOUTHLAND C-9, based in CARDWELL, Missouri. The district serves 262 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 101 students, Southland High is smaller than the district average of about 131 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant