DESOTO JR. HIGH

DESOTO JR. HIGH is a 6-8 campus of small scale in DESOTO, Missouri, overseen by DESOTO 73, serveing 338 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 461.

DESOTO JR. HIGH is one of 5 schools operated by DESOTO 73, a district that works with 2,464 students overall.

On the student-mix side, DESOTO JR. HIGH reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

On the resource side, DESOTO JR. HIGH shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting DESOTO JR. HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DESOTO JR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 68.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $82,851 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students), of which DESOTO JR. HIGH is one.

DESOTO SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around DESOTO JR. HIGH. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DESOTO JR. HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DESOTO JR. HIGH has decreased 18%, going from 412 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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