📍 210 W Patton St, Sturgeon, Boone County, 65284
Sturgeon High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sturgeon, Boone County. The school has 132 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sturgeon R-V school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sturgeon High enrolls 132 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.3% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 132 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 41 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Sturgeon High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 19, state house district 44.
Sturgeon High is one of 4 schools in STURGEON R-V, based in STURGEON, Missouri. The district serves 2,773 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 132 students, Sturgeon High is smaller than the district average of about 693 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant