Santa Fe High School
Public high school in Alma, Missouri · Santa Fe R-X School District · Grades 7–12
Santa Fe High School serves 154 students in grades 7–12 in Alma (Lafayette County). It is one of 2 schools in Santa Fe R-X School District. By enrollment it is the 391st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 10.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Santa Fe R-X School District |
| County | Lafayette County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290300000013 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Santa Fe R-X | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 154 | 306 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 10.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.3% | 44.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Santa Fe High School in context
Size
Santa Fe High School is the only high school in Santa Fe R-X School District. Its 154 students are 50.3% of the district's 306. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.1 miles away and have a median of 190 students, so Santa Fe High School is close to their typical size.
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 11 with 38 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 20, against an average of 26 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 7 (20 against 26). 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
White students are the largest group, at 89% of enrollment, about the same share as across Santa Fe R-X (89.5%).
40.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.8% across Santa Fe R-X and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 11% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Santa Fe High School has 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 154 students would have about 12.6 teachers, so Santa Fe High School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Waverly Regional Youth Center, 8 miles away in Division of Youth Service. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89% |
| Hispanic | 7.8% |
| Black | 3.2% |
55.2% of students are girls and 44.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 26 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
| Grade 9 | 25 |
| Grade 10 | 23 |
| Grade 11 | 38 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
108 N Chiefs, Alma, MO 64001
Phone: (660)674-2236
Website: santafechiefs.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Santa Fe High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 8.0 mi | 28 | 5.1 | 89.3% |
| Concordia High School | Concordia R-II | 8.4 mi | 205 | 10.8 | 33.7% |
| Lafayette County High School | Lafayette County C-1 | 9.9 mi | 298 | 12.5 | 45% |
| Malta Bend High School | Malta Bend R-V | 12.0 mi | 33 | 4.9 | 100% |
| Sweet Springs High School | Sweet Springs R-VII | 12.1 mi | 174 | 10.2 | 34.5% |
| Norborne High School | Norborne R-VIII | 15.4 mi | 80 | 6.4 | 38.8% |
| Lexington High School | Lexington R-V | 17.8 mi | 310 | 16.9 | 47.1% |
| Marshall Senior High School | Marshall | 18.3 mi | 827 | 14.2 | 46.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Santa Fe R-X
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 152 |