HERCULANEUM HIGH

Located at 1 BLACKCAT DR, in HERCULANEUM, Missouri, HERCULANEUM HIGH is a middle-of-the-pack senior high that instructs 466 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by DUNKLIN R-V.

DUNKLIN R-V runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,697 students. HERCULANEUM HIGH is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, HERCULANEUM HIGH shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HERCULANEUM HIGH has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HERCULANEUM HIGH ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.4%; HERCULANEUM HIGH posts 78.8%, +28.3 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,851, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 HERCULANEUM HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERCULANEUM HIGH. On composite proficiency, HERCULANEUM HIGH comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. HERCULANEUM HIGH's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 435 (now 466). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for HERCULANEUM HIGH typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.