📍 1110 Neosho St, Seneca, Newton County, 64865
Seneca High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seneca, Newton County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seneca R-Vii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seneca High enrolls 488 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 378 | 77% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 62 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 488 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
Seneca 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-70, state senate district 32, state house district 159.
Seneca High is one of 5 schools in SENECA R-VII, based in SENECA, Missouri. The district serves 1,487 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, Seneca High is larger than the district average of about 297 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant