Eureka High School (Missouri)

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Eureka High School
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Eureka High School (Missouri)
4525 Highway 109

Eureka
,
Missouri
63025

United States
Coordinates 38°30′55″N90°37′42″W / 38.5152°N 90.6282°W / 38.5152; -90.6282
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Type Public school
Established1908
PrincipalCorey Sink
Faculty114.54 (FTE) [1]
Grades9th – 12th
Enrollment1,751 (2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.29 [1]
Color(s)Purple and gold   
Athletics conference Suburban West Conference
Mascot Wildcat
Website rsdmo.org/eurekahs

Eureka High School, located in Eureka, Missouri, is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District. Eureka High School was the first high school in what would become the Rockwood School District. The high school opened in 1908 and was fully accredited within four years. [2]

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Student body

Eureka has a co-educational student body of 1,678 in the 2018–19 school year. More than half of the students come from LaSalle Springs Middle School, with a large portion of the rest coming from Wildwood Middle School. The racial makeup of the school is 87.7% white, 6.0% black, and 1.9% Hispanic. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "EUREKA SR. HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rockwood School District Annual Report to the Community 2018-2019". www.rsdmo.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Rams Draft Defensive Back Maurice Alexander 110th Overall Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine by Jonathan Webb May 10, 2014 St. Louis Rams
  4. ↑ Bob Klinger's biography at the SABR Baseball Biography Project
  5. ↑ "Hassan Haskins - Football".
  6. ↑ "Darnell Terrell Holds His Own". theOBR.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Darnell Terrell - Football". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Avery. "St. Louis Star". Ladue Publications. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
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