Buffalo High School
Public high school in Buffalo, Missouri · Dallas County R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Buffalo High School serves 511 students in grades 9–12 in Buffalo (Dallas County). It is one of 3 schools in Dallas County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 170th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Dallas County R-I School District |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290612000149 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Dallas County R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 511 | 1,576 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.2% | 60.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Buffalo High School in context
Size
Buffalo High School is the only high school in Dallas County R-I School District. Its 511 students are 32.4% of the district's 1,576. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 17.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 220; Buffalo High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 146 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 117, against an average of 128 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 126 in grade 9 and 122 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 90.2% here and 90.5% across Dallas County R-I. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.1% across Dallas County R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 511 students, Buffalo High School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 511 students would have about 41.9 teachers, so Buffalo High School has 9.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Buffalo High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Halfway Secondary, 8.1 miles away in Halfway R-III School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.2% |
| Hispanic | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Black | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 126 |
| Grade 10 | 117 |
| Grade 11 | 146 |
| Grade 12 | 122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 W Main, Buffalo, MO 65622
Phone: (417)345-2223
Website: bisonpride.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Buffalo High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Secondary | Halfway R-III | 8.1 mi | 114 | 9.7 | 31.6% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 15.7 mi | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
| Bolivar High School | Bolivar R-I | 16.4 mi | 831 | 14 | 41.8% |
| Conway High Schools | Laclede County R-I | 17.3 mi | 329 | 12.1 | 55% |
| Fair Grove High School | Fair Grove R-X | 17.9 mi | 373 | 14.9 | 32.2% |
| Skyline High School | Hickory County R-I | 19.2 mi | 216 | 12.7 | 39.4% |
| Marion C. Early High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 21.4 mi | 150 | 10.5 | 34.7% |
| Niangua High School | Niangua R-V | 22.6 mi | 126 | 9.2 | 61.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dallas County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 466 |
| Mallory Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 599 |