Herculaneum High School
Location
1 Blackcat Dr, Herculaneum Herculaneum, MO 63048
Coordinates	38°16′02″N 90°22′44″W / 38.2672°N 90.3790°W / 38.2672; -90.3790
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Educating today for a better tomorrow.[1]
Established	1915
School district	Dunklin R-V School District
Principal	Stephanie Dix
Staff	25.79 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	428 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.60[2]
Color(s)	Black and Red
Athletics conference	MSHAA
Sports	Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Track, Baseball
Mascot	Black Cat
Rival	Hillsboro High School
Yearbook	Blackcat
Website	https://www.hsdr3.org/o/hillsboro-high-school

Herculaneum High School is a public high school in the Dunklin R-V School District in Herculaneum, Missouri.

Overview

Herculaneum High School was founded in 1915, with its first high school graduating class in 1919.^[3] The average ACT score is 19.4 with a 16:1 student to teacher ratio. Approximately 60% of graduating students go on to college. The graduation rate is 89%.

Energy

The Doe Run Company has invested more than $500,000 into the installation of solar panels on Herculaneum High, poised to save Dunklin R-V School District more than $27,000 a year in energy costs.^[4]