Thayer Senior High School
Public high school in Thayer, Missouri · Thayer R-II School District · Grades 7–12
Thayer Senior High School serves 359 students in grades 7–12 in Thayer (Oregon County). It is one of 2 schools in Thayer R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 230th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 30.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Thayer R-II School District |
| County | Oregon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293027002069 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Thayer R-II | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 359 | 780 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.3% | 56.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 47% 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.
Thayer Senior High School in context
Size
Thayer Senior High School is the only high school in Thayer R-II School District. Its 359 students are 46% of the district's 780. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 27.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 248; Thayer 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 8 with 73 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 52, against an average of 60 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% more students than grade 7 (60 against 54). 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: 95.5% here and 94.9% across Thayer R-II. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.5% across Thayer R-II and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 22% 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 30.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 359 students, Thayer Senior High School has 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 359 students would have about 29.4 teachers, so Thayer Senior High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Thayer Senior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Koshkonong High School, 8.3 miles away in Oregon-Howell R-III School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
43.7% of students are girls and 56.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 73 |
| Grade 9 | 62 |
| Grade 10 | 58 |
| Grade 11 | 52 |
| Grade 12 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 E Walnut St, Thayer, MO 65791
Phone: (417)264-4600
Website: thayer.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Thayer Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshkonong High School | Oregon-Howell R-III | 8.3 mi | 86 | 8.5 | 70.9% |
| Couch High School | Couch R-I | 12.3 mi | 92 | 8.1 | 64.1% |
| Alton High School | Alton R-IV | 13.6 mi | 281 | 9.2 | 56.9% |
| West Plains Senior High School | West Plains R-VII | 22.7 mi | 1,108 | 16.5 | 50.2% |
| Liberty Senior High School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 32.9 mi | 350 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| Bakersfield High School | Bakersfield R-IV | 34.7 mi | 215 | 10.7 | 54.9% |
| Winona High School | Winona R-III | 35.2 mi | 131 | 10.7 | 68.7% |
| Doniphan High School | Doniphan R-I | 40.2 mi | 487 | 15.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Thayer R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 421 |