Dekalb Junior-Senior High School
Public high school in Dekalb, Missouri · Buchanan County R-IV School District · Grades 7–12
Dekalb Junior-Senior High School serves 120 students in grades 7–12 in Dekalb (Buchanan County). It is one of 2 schools in Buchanan County R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 436th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 7.5 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 ÷ 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Buchanan County R-IV School District |
| County | Buchanan County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291059000355 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Buchanan County R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 120 | 277 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 7.5 | 10.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 26.7% | 32.9% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Dekalb Junior-Senior High School in context
Size
Dekalb Junior-Senior High School is the only high school in Buchanan County R-IV School District. Its 120 students are 43.3% of the district's 277. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 335; Dekalb Junior-Senior High School is smaller 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 9 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 16, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 7 (18 against 21). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 98.3% here and 98.9% across Buchanan County R-IV.
26.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 32.9% across Buchanan County R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10% 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 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 120 students, Dekalb Junior-Senior High School has 7.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 120 students would have about 9.8 teachers, so Dekalb Junior-Senior High School has 6.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Dekalb 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 Mid-Buchanan Senior High School, 6.9 miles away in Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 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 | 98.3% |
| Hispanic | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 21 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 25 |
| Grade 10 | 20 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
702 Main St, Dekalb, MO 64440
Phone: (816)685-3211
Website: bcr4.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dekalb Junior-Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Buchanan Senior High School | Mid-Buchanan County R-V | 6.9 mi | 415 | 13.9 | 17.8% |
| North Platte High School | North Platte County R-I | 9.4 mi | 220 | 13.1 | 25.9% |
| Benton High School | St. Joseph | 9.7 mi | 682 | 13.4 | 46.9% |
| West Platte High School | West Platte County R-II | 11.7 mi | 221 | 11.3 | 14% |
| Central High School | St. Joseph | 13.4 mi | 1,733 | 16.4 | 37.6% |
| Lafayette High School | St. Joseph | 14.2 mi | 644 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 15.0 mi | 17 | 3.4 | 82.4% |
| East Buchanan High School | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | 17.8 mi | 255 | 13.5 | 22.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Buchanan County R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 157 |