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Thayer Sr. High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
401 E Walnut St
Thayer, MO 65791
Phone
(417) 264-4600
District
THAYER R-II
County
OREGON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
343
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.0% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Thayer Sr. High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
38%
54%
38%
64%
38%
59%
38%
54%
38%
64%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
41%
54%
43%
65%
39%
59%
41%
54%
43%
65%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
45%
54%
53%
24%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 64 18.7%
Grade 8 49 14.3%
Grade 9 53 15.5%
Grade 10 65 19.0%
Grade 11 53 15.5%
Grade 12 59 17.2%
Total 343 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.2% 94.3% 72.4%
Black 0.3% 0.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 3.3% 4.1% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.9% 56.3% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 39.1% 45.5% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 10.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,373 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 43.8 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.4% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 24.0% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,192 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.9% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.5% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.0% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.5% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.6% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 14.9% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,999 $4,571,000 64.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $253 $193,000 2.7%
Staff $517 $394,000 5.6%
General Administration $291 $222,000 3.1%
School Administration $328 $250,000 3.5%
Operation $673 $513,000 7.2%
Transportation $349 $266,000 3.8%
Other $0 $0 0.0%
Total Support $2,412 $1,838,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $881 $671,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $9,291 $7,080,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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