Salem Senior High School
Public high school in Salem, Missouri · Salem R-80 School District · Grades 9–12
Salem Senior High School serves 606 students in grades 9–12 in Salem (Dent County). It is one of 4 schools in Salem R-80 School District. By enrollment it is the 152nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Salem R-80 School District |
| County | Dent County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292709001678 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Salem R-80 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 606 | 1,452 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.8% | 80.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Salem Senior High School in context
Size
Salem Senior High School is the only high school in Salem R-80 School District. Its 606 students are 41.7% of the district's 1,452. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 23.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 335; Salem Senior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 165 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 143, against an average of 152 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (143 against 165). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 91.9% here and 88.6% across Salem R-80. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Salem R-80 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 18.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 606 students, Salem Senior High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 606 students would have about 49.7 teachers, so Salem Senior High School has 10.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Salem Senior High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Licking High School, 19.8 miles away in Licking R-VIII School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.9% |
| Hispanic | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 165 |
| Grade 10 | 147 |
| Grade 11 | 151 |
| Grade 12 | 143 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 Tiger Pride Dr., Salem, MO 65560
Phone: (573)729-6642
Website: salemr80.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Salem Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking High School | Licking R-VIII | 19.8 mi | 397 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Bunker High School | Bunker R-III | 22.8 mi | 123 | 10.2 | 54.5% |
| Viburnum High School | Iron County C-4 | 23.3 mi | 179 | 11.4 | 64.2% |
| Steelville High School | Steelville R-III | 23.6 mi | 278 | 12 | 54% |
| Rolla Senior High School | Rolla 31 | 24.1 mi | 1,398 | 19.3 | 42.3% |
| St. James High School | St. James R-I | 24.5 mi | 509 | 13.4 | 50.9% |
| Newburg High School | Newburg R-II | 26.8 mi | 152 | 10.2 | 56.6% |
| Cuba High School | Crawford County R-II | 29.4 mi | 392 | 14.3 | 45.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Salem R-80
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 254 |
| Salem Upper Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 335 |
| Wm. H. Lynch Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 257 |