SALEM SR. HIGH

SALEM SR. HIGH is a senior high of medium-sized scale in SALEM, Missouri, run under SALEM R-80, caters to 606 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so SALEM SR. HIGH sits 21% above that benchmark.

SALEM R-80 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,452 students. SALEM SR. HIGH is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SALEM SR. HIGH lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dent County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Dent County's rate of about 73%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SALEM SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 31.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Dent County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,312 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Dent County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,169 students), of which SALEM SR. HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SALEM SR. HIGH at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALEM SR. HIGH has remained close to its prior level, going from 607 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025.

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