Chaffee Junior-Senior High School
Public high school in Chaffee, Missouri · Chaffee R-II School District · Grades 7–12
Chaffee Junior-Senior High School serves 269 students in grades 7–12 in Chaffee (Scott County). It is one of 2 schools in Chaffee R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 278th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Chaffee R-II School District |
| County | Scott County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290846000248 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Chaffee R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 269 | 562 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.6% | 58.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Chaffee Junior-Senior High School in context
Size
Chaffee Junior-Senior High School is the only high school in Chaffee R-II School District. Its 269 students are 47.9% of the district's 562. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 217; Chaffee Junior-Senior High School is close to their typical size.
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 10 with 62 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 34, against an average of 45 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 44 in grade 7 and 41 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 96.3% here and 94.8% across Chaffee R-II. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.7% across Chaffee R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 269 students, Chaffee Junior-Senior High School has 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 269 students would have about 22 teachers, so Chaffee Junior-Senior High School has 2.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Chaffee Junior-Senior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Delta High School, 4.1 miles away in Delta R-V School District. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 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 | 96.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 46 |
| Grade 9 | 42 |
| Grade 10 | 62 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
517 W Yoakum Ave, Chaffee, MO 63740
Phone: (573)887-3226
Website: chaffeer2.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Chaffee Junior-Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 4.1 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 6.6 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Scott City High School | Scott City R-I | 6.7 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 48.9% |
| Central High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 8.4 mi | 1,278 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Girardot Center for Youth | Division of Youth Service | 11.8 mi | 24 | 6 | 87.5% |
| Jackson Senior High School | Jackson R-II | 13.5 mi | 1,830 | 16.8 | 33.2% |
| Bell City High School | Bell City R-II | 13.9 mi | 91 | 6.8 | 62.6% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 14.2 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Chaffee R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffee Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 293 |