📍 6132 Nw State Rte Z, Union Star, DeKalb County, 64494
Union Star High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Union Star, DeKalb County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Star R-Ii school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Star High enrolls 83 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 79 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
26 of the school's 83 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Union Star High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 12, state house district 2.
Union Star High is one of 3 schools in UNION STAR R-II, based in UNION STAR, Missouri. The district serves 166 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, Union Star High is larger than the district average of about 55 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant