DELTA C-7 HIGH

Set in DEERING, Missouri, DELTA C-7 HIGH is a micro-enrollment secondary school, operated by DELTA C-7. It enrolls 99 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 80% smaller than typical.

DELTA C-7 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 196 students; DELTA C-7 HIGH is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DELTA C-7 HIGH shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Pemiscot County's rate of about 94%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DELTA C-7 HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 56.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pemiscot County put median household income runs about $40,089, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. Across Pemiscot County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,865 students), DELTA C-7 HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DELTA C-7 ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, DELTA C-7 HIGH comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DELTA C-7 HIGH has declined 7%, going from 107 students in 2018 to 99 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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