High Schools in Sedalia 200

The Sedalia 200 school district in Missouri is home to a single high school, Smith-Cotton High School. This school serves students in grades 9-12 and has a student population of 1,535. While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, its performance on End of Course (EOC) assessments has been mixed, with some subject areas performing better than others compared to district and state averages.

Smith-Cotton High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 94.2%, which is a positive indicator, and its dropout rate for the same year was 0.6%, which is relatively low. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 17.3%, which is higher than the ideal target. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (61.56%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,967, which may be an area to explore further in terms of understanding the resources available to the school and how they are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. Overall, the data suggests that Smith-Cotton High School has both strengths and areas for improvement, and further analysis and investigation into the underlying factors influencing the school's performance would be valuable to identify opportunities for targeted interventions and support.