Silex High School
Public high school in Silex, Missouri · Silex R-I School District · Grades 6–12
Silex High School serves 247 students in grades 6–12 in Silex (Lincoln County). It is one of 2 schools in Silex R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 294th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 18.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Silex R-I School District |
| County | Lincoln County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292829001748 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Silex R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 247 | 433 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 33.2% | 35.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Silex High School in context
Size
Silex High School is the only high school in Silex R-I School District. Its 247 students are 57% of the district's 433. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; Silex High School is smaller 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 10 with 45 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 24, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 12 has 31% fewer students than grade 6 (24 against 35). 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: 97.6% here and 98.2% across Silex R-I. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
33.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 35.1% across Silex R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.5% 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
With 18.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 247 students, Silex High School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 247 students would have about 20.2 teachers, so Silex High School has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Silex High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Camp Avery Park Camp, 10.8 miles away in Division of Youth Service. 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 | 97.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.4% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 35 |
| Grade 7 | 34 |
| Grade 8 | 40 |
| Grade 9 | 30 |
| Grade 10 | 45 |
| Grade 11 | 39 |
| Grade 12 | 24 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
64 Hwy Uu, Silex, MO 63377
Phone: (573)384-5227
Website: silex.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Silex High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Avery Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 10.8 mi | 18 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Troy Buchanan High School | Troy R-III | 11.7 mi | 2,148 | 14.7 | 23.4% |
| Clopton High School | Pike County R-III | 13.0 mi | 137 | 10.8 | 38.7% |
| Elsberry High School | Elsberry R-II | 14.5 mi | 264 | 14.3 | 37.1% |
| Bowling Green High School | Bowling Green R-I | 16.3 mi | 373 | 12.8 | 36.2% |
| Winfield High School | Winfield R-IV | 19.2 mi | 517 | 13.5 | 33.7% |
| Louisiana High School | Louisiana R-II | 21.2 mi | 187 | 11.9 | 61% |
| Wright City High School | Wright City R-II of Warren County | 21.3 mi | 566 | 15.7 | 42.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Silex R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silex Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 186 |