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Buffalo High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
500 W Main
Buffalo, MO 65622
Phone
(417) 345-2223
District
DALLAS CO. R-I
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
522
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.9% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Buffalo High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
45%
37%
53%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 130 24.9%
Grade 10 150 28.7%
Grade 11 121 23.2%
Grade 12 121 23.2%
Total 522 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.3% 94.4% 71.8%
Black 1.2% 1.0% 16.2%
Hispanic 4.1% 3.9% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.0% 58.3% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 44.1% 48.4% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 9.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,062 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 34.6 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.1% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.0% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 23.0% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,482 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 3.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.4% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.5% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.5% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.9% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.8% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.0% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 10.9% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,284 $10,827,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $577 $994,000 4.6%
Staff $248 $427,000 2.0%
General Administration $1,269 $2,187,000 10.2%
School Administration $497 $857,000 4.0%
Operation $645 $1,112,000 5.2%
Transportation $787 $1,356,000 6.3%
Other $107 $184,000 0.9%
Total Support $4,131 $7,117,000 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,065 $3,558,000 16.5%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $21,502,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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