Southland High School
Public high school in Cardwell, Missouri · Southland C-9 School District · Grades 6–12
Southland High School serves 112 students in grades 6–12 in Cardwell (Dunklin County). It is one of 2 schools in Southland C-9 School District. By enrollment it is the 445th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 8.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Southland C-9 School District |
| County | Dunklin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292862001770 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Southland C-9 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 112 | 262 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
Southland High School in context
Size
Southland High School is the only high school in Southland C-9 School District. Its 112 students are 42.7% of the district's 262. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 26.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 215; Southland 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 23 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 8, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% fewer students than grade 6 (15 against 23). 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: 71.4% here and 76% across Southland C-9. Hispanic students are next, at 27.7%.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Southland C-9 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 43.8% 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
With 8.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 112 students, Southland High School has 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 112 students would have about 9.2 teachers, so Southland 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
Southland 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 Senath-Hornersville High Schoo, 9.3 miles away in Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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 | 71.4% |
| Hispanic | 27.7% |
| Black | 0.9% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 23 |
| Grade 7 | 14 |
| Grade 8 | 14 |
| Grade 9 | 22 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 S Main, Cardwell, MO 63829
Phone: (573)654-3531
Website: southland.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senath-Hornersville High Schoo | Senath-Hornersville C-8 | 9.3 mi | 205 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Kennett High School | Kennett 39 | 18.3 mi | 493 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Delta C-7 High School | Delta C-7 | 24.8 mi | 99 | 11.3 | 54.5% |
| South Pemiscot High School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 26.3 mi | 263 | 13.3 | 100% |
| Cooter High School | Cooter R-IV | 27.1 mi | 122 | 13.6 | 60.7% |
| Holcomb High School | Holcomb R-III | 29.0 mi | 194 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Hayti High School | Hayti R-II | 33.2 mi | 225 | 10.4 | 100% |
| Campbell High School | Campbell R-II | 33.4 mi | 235 | 11.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southland C-9
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 150 |