Desoto Senior High School
Public high school in Desoto, Missouri · Desoto 73 School District · Grades 9–12
Desoto Senior High School serves 862 students in grades 9–12 in Desoto (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Desoto 73 School District. By enrollment it is the 110th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 53.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Desoto 73 School District |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291050000350 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Desoto 73 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 862 | 2,464 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.7% | 48.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Desoto Senior High School in context
Size
Desoto Senior High School is the only high school in Desoto 73 School District. Its 862 students are 35% of the district's 2,464. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 280; Desoto Senior 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 9 with 239 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 204, against an average of 216 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (211 against 239). 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: 92.9% here and 92.3% across Desoto 73. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.6% across Desoto 73 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.2% 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 53.06 full-time-equivalent teachers for 862 students, Desoto Senior High School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 862 students would have about 70.7 teachers, so Desoto Senior High School has 17.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Desoto Senior High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is New Day - Day Treatment, 6.4 miles away in Division of Youth Service. 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 | 92.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 239 |
| Grade 10 | 204 |
| Grade 11 | 208 |
| Grade 12 | 211 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
815 Amvets Dr., Desoto, MO 63020
Phone: (636)586-1085
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Desoto Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Day - Day Treatment | Division of Youth Service | 6.4 mi | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro R-III | 7.4 mi | 1,050 | 15.7 | 29% |
| Grandview High School | Grandview R-II | 7.7 mi | 237 | 13.5 | 39.2% |
| Festus Senior High School | Festus R-VI | 10.4 mi | 1,019 | 18 | 34.7% |
| Kingston High School | Kingston K-14 | 10.6 mi | 259 | 16.8 | 100% |
| Jefferson High School | Jefferson County R-VII | 12.2 mi | 300 | 13.4 | 19% |
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City 47 | 12.3 mi | 238 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Herculaneum High School | Dunklin R-V | 13.8 mi | 466 | 14.5 | 45.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Desoto 73
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athena Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 465 |
| Desoto Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 338 |
| Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 146 |
| Vineland Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 653 |