Scott County Central High School
Public high school in Sikeston, Missouri · Scott County Central School District · Grades 7–12
Scott County Central High School serves 108 students in grades 7–12 in Sikeston (Scott County). It is one of 2 schools in Scott County Central School District. By enrollment it is the 447th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.8 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 ÷ 12.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Scott County Central School District |
| County | Scott County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292142001177 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Scott County Central | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 108 | 302 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 10.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Scott County Central High School in context
Size
Scott County Central High School is the only high school in Scott County Central School District. Its 108 students are 35.8% of the district's 302. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10.2 miles away and have a median of 217 students, so Scott County Central 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 10 with 22 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 15, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 7 (15 against 18). 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 62% of enrollment, a lower share than across Scott County Central (72.5%). Black students are next, at 19.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Scott County Central and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 34.3% 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
Scott County Central High School has 12.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 108 students would have about 8.9 teachers, so Scott County Central High School has 3.4 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 Sikeston Hope Center, 7.4 miles away in Division of Youth Service. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62% |
| Black | 19.4% |
| Two or more races | 14.8% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 18 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 22 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
20794 Us Hwy 61, Sikeston, MO 63801
Phone: (573)471-2001
Website: scottcentral.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Scott County Central High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikeston Hope Center | Division of Youth Service | 7.4 mi | 11 | 11 | 72.7% |
| Sikeston Senior High School | Sikeston R-6 | 7.5 mi | 955 | 15.6 | 100% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 7.6 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 9.2 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Bell City High School | Bell City R-II | 11.2 mi | 91 | 6.8 | 62.6% |
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 14.2 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Charleston High School | Charleston R-I | 16.3 mi | 310 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 16.4 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Scott County Central
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 194 |