Delta High School
Public high school in Delta, Missouri · Delta R-V School District · Grades 6–12
Delta High School serves 117 students in grades 6–12 in Delta (Cape Girardeau County). It is one of 2 schools in Delta R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 442nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9.6 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 ÷ 12.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Delta R-V School District |
| County | Cape Girardeau County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291062000358 |
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 R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 117 | 225 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 10 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.1% | 60% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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 High School in context
Size
Delta High School is the only high school in Delta R-V School District. Its 117 students are 52% of the district's 225. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 11 miles away and have a median of 228 students, so Delta 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 6 with 24 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 12, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (20 against 24). 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 95.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Delta R-V (97.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60% across Delta R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.5% 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 High School has 12.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 117 students would have about 9.6 teachers, so Delta High School has 2.6 more.
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 Chaffee Junior-Senior High School, 4.1 miles away in Chaffee R-II School District. There is 1 high school 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 | 95.7% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 24 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 17 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
324 Liberty St, Delta, MO 63744
Phone: (573)794-2511
Website: deltar5schools.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Delta High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 4.1 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 9.0 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Scott City High School | Scott City R-I | 10.4 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 48.9% |
| Central High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 10.8 mi | 1,278 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Leopold High School | Leopold R-III | 11.1 mi | 92 | 8.9 | 21.7% |
| Advance High School | Advance R-IV | 11.2 mi | 188 | 12.6 | 36.2% |
| Jackson Senior High School | Jackson R-II | 12.9 mi | 1,830 | 16.8 | 33.2% |
| Bell City High School | Bell City R-II | 13.0 mi | 91 | 6.8 | 62.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Delta R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 108 |