BUFFALO HIGH

Set in BUFFALO, Missouri, BUFFALO HIGH is a mid-tier 9-12 campus, overseen by DALLAS CO. R-I. It teaches 511 students across grades 9 through 12.

Within DALLAS CO. R-I, which oversees 3 schools and 1,576 students, BUFFALO HIGH is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BUFFALO HIGH records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Dallas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BUFFALO HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 32.5%.

In the broader community, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,464 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students), BUFFALO HIGH is one campus in the mix.

MALLORY ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BUFFALO HIGH. On composite proficiency, BUFFALO HIGH comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.

BUFFALO HIGH operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the BUFFALO HIGH community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.