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Smith-cotton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sedalia, Pettis County. The school has 1,474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sedalia 200 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smith-cotton High School enrolls 1,474 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 952 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 317 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
870 of the school's 1,474 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 724 qualify for free lunch and 146 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.
Smith-cotton High School 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-40, state senate district 28, state house district 52.
Smith-cotton High School is one of 9 schools in SEDALIA 200, based in SEDALIA, Missouri. The district serves 5,209 students district-wide and employs 373 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,474 students, Smith-cotton High School is larger than the district average of about 579 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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