📍 108 N Chiefs, Alma, Lafayette County, 64001
Santa Fe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alma, Lafayette County. The school has 172 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Santa Fe R-X school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Santa Fe High enrolls 172 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 172 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Santa Fe High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 21, state house district 53.
Santa Fe High is one of 2 schools in SANTA FE R-X, based in ALMA, Missouri. The district serves 306 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 172 students, Santa Fe High is close to the district average of about 153 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant