Slater High School
Public high school in Slater, Missouri · Slater School District · Grades 9–12
Slater High School serves 153 students in grades 9–12 in Slater (Saline County). It is one of 2 schools in Slater School District. By enrollment it is the 392nd 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 ÷ 15.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Slater School District |
| County | Saline County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292836001750 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Slater | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 153 | 379 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 10.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 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.
Slater High School in context
Size
Slater High School is the only high school in Slater School District. Its 153 students are 40.4% of the district's 379. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.6 miles away and have a median of 154 students, so Slater 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 10 with 46 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 32, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% more students than grade 9 (40 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
White students are the largest group, at 77.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Slater (80.7%). Two or more races students are next, at 10.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
2% 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
Slater High School has 15.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 153 students would have about 12.5 teachers, so Slater High School has 2.6 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 Marshall Senior High School, 10.8 miles away in Marshall 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 | 77.8% |
| Two or more races | 10.5% |
| Hispanic | 7.2% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
43.8% of students are girls and 56.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 46 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
515 N Elm, Slater, MO 65349
Phone: (660)529-2278
Website: slaterschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Slater High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Senior High School | Marshall | 10.8 mi | 827 | 14.2 | 46.4% |
| Glasgow High School | Glasgow | 12.4 mi | 188 | 10.1 | 28.2% |
| Brunswick High School | Brunswick R-II | 14.2 mi | 120 | 9 | 44.2% |
| Malta Bend High School | Malta Bend R-V | 16.1 mi | 33 | 4.9 | 100% |
| Keytesville High School | Keytesville R-III | 17.0 mi | 48 | 5.1 | 39.6% |
| Salisbury High School | Salisbury R-IV | 19.2 mi | 242 | 9.4 | 41.3% |
| Fayette High School | Fayette R-III | 20.6 mi | 188 | 9.9 | 37.2% |
| Bosworth High School | Bosworth R-V | 22.2 mi | 16 | 2.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Slater
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 226 |