Eureka High School, located in

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. 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.

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.

Alumni

* Maurice Alexander, NFL player for the

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References

External links

Official website
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