SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL

Regular School · SEDALIA, MO

SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL is a regular school school in SEDALIA, Missouri, serving grades 09–12 with 1,551 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,551

Teachers (FTE)

91.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	1,022	66%
Hispanic/Latino	327	21%
Two or more races	127	8%
Black or African American	51	3%
Asian	11	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	1,551	797M / 754F

English Language Learners: 67 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% +9.1pp	36.9%	381
Reading Proficiency	58.0% +11.4pp	46.6%	359
Science Proficiency	38.0%	—	377
4-Year Graduation Rate	89.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (16)

114 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

51 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

148

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

316

20.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,551	100%

Contact & Location

2010 TIGER PRIDE BOULEVARD

SEDALIA, MO 65301

Phone: (660)851-5300

http://www.sedalia200.org

District

SEDALIA 200

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,289

District enrollment: 5,042

Other Schools in District

HEBER HUNT ELEM. Elementary
HORACE MANN ELEM. Elementary
PARKVIEW ELEM. Elementary
SKYLINE ELEM. Elementary
WASHINGTON ELEM. Elementary
SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle
SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHL Middle
EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 65301) → CensusDepth.com
Missouri population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Missouri teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

292783001709

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD