📍 401 e Walnut St, Thayer, Oregon County, 65791
Thayer Sr. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Thayer, Oregon County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thayer R-Ii school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thayer Sr. High enrolls 343 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 343 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Thayer Sr. High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 33, state house district 143.
Thayer Sr. High is one of 2 schools in THAYER R-II, based in THAYER, Missouri. The district serves 780 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Thayer Sr. High is close to the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote