📍 1400 Tiger Pride Dr, Salem, Dent County, 65560
Salem Sr. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salem, Dent County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salem R-80 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salem Sr. High enrolls 616 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 572 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 616 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Salem Sr. High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 16, state house district 143.
Salem Sr. High is one of 4 schools in SALEM R-80, based in SALEM, Missouri. The district serves 1,452 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Salem Sr. High is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote