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Enrollment
466
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNKLIN R-V·NCES 291425000639
HERCULANEUM HIGH
1 BLACKCAT DR, HERCULANEUM, MO 63048 · (636) 479-5200 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
212 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DUNKLIN R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+31 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.0:1
% White
90%
was 91%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUNKLIN R-V
- PEVELY ELEM.Elementary · 714 students
- SENN-THOMAS MIDDLEMiddle · 347 students
- TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 170 students
Other schools in HERCULANEUM
- SENN-THOMAS MIDDLEMiddle · 347 students
- TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 170 students
Nearby schools
- TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD0.1 mi · 170
- SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE0.6 mi · 347
- PEVELY ELEM.1.7 mi · 714
- CRYSTAL CITY HIGH2.5 mi · 238
- CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.2.8 mi · 324
- FESTUS SR. HIGH3.5 mi · 1,019
Frequently asked questions
About HERCULANEUM HIGHHow large is HERCULANEUM HIGH?
HERCULANEUM HIGH enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HERCULANEUM HIGH serve?
HERCULANEUM HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HERCULANEUM HIGH have?
HERCULANEUM HIGH employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at HERCULANEUM HIGH?
Student demographics at HERCULANEUM HIGH are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is HERCULANEUM HIGH in?
HERCULANEUM HIGH is part of DUNKLIN R-V.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.