Delta C-7 High School
Public high school in Deering, Missouri · Delta C-7 School District · Grades 7–12
Delta C-7 High School serves 99 students in grades 7–12 in Deering (Pemiscot County). It is one of 2 schools in Delta C-7 School District. By enrollment it is the 460th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 8.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Delta C-7 School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290573000120 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Delta C-7 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 99 | 196 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 9.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.5% | 60.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Delta C-7 High School in context
Size
Delta C-7 High School is the only high school in Delta C-7 School District. Its 99 students are 50.5% of the district's 196. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 11.3 miles away and have a median of 215 students, so Delta C-7 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 12 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 7, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 12 has 257% more students than grade 7 (25 against 7). 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
White students are the largest group, at 76.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Delta C-7 (77.6%). Black students are next, at 12.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.7% across Delta C-7 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 31.3% 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
Delta C-7 High School has 8.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 99 students would have about 8.1 teachers, so Delta C-7 High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Hayti High School, 8.4 miles away in Hayti R-II School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 76.8% |
| Black | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 17 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
20 Charger Ln, Deering, MO 63840
Phone: (573)757-6611
Website: deltac7.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Delta C-7 High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayti High School | Hayti R-II | 8.4 mi | 225 | 10.4 | 100% |
| South Pemiscot High School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 8.5 mi | 263 | 13.3 | 100% |
| Kennett High School | Kennett 39 | 10.8 mi | 493 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Cooter High School | Cooter R-IV | 11.0 mi | 122 | 13.6 | 60.7% |
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 11.6 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Caruthersville High School | Caruthersville 18 | 12.4 mi | 243 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Senath-Hornersville High Schoo | Senath-Hornersville C-8 | 16.0 mi | 205 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Holcomb High School | Holcomb R-III | 16.6 mi | 194 | 11.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Delta C-7
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta C-7 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 97 |