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SAVANNAH HIGH
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SAVANNAH HIGH
SAVANNAH HIGH operates as a sprawling four-year high school in SAVANNAH, Missouri, overseen by SAVANNAH R-III. Current enrollment sits at 752 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
SAVANNAH R-III runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,390 students. SAVANNAH HIGH is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, SAVANNAH HIGH lists that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, SAVANNAH HIGH logs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting SAVANNAH HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAVANNAH HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.7%; SAVANNAH HIGH posts 22.5%, -28.2 points below that line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Andrew County put median household income runs about $75,625, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Andrew County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,892 students), SAVANNAH HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CTR, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SAVANNAH HIGH comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.
SAVANNAH HIGH operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 737 students in 2018 compared to 752 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Andrew County at a glance
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