Advance R-IV School District
Advance, Missouri · Stoddard County · Grades Pre-K–12
Advance R-IV School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 428 students. By enrollment it is the 320th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, distant.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 428 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 34.5 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.9% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Stoddard County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2902880 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Advance R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 240 | 12.3 | 46.3% |
| Advance High School | High | 7–12 | 188 | 12.6 | 36.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Advance R-IV schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Advance R-IV in context
Size
Advance R-IV School District enrolls less than 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is smaller than the median district (566 students). The largest of its schools is Advance Elementary School with 240 students, and the smallest is Advance High School with 188; the average is 214, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 5 is its largest grade, with 43 students this year. Grade 12 has 27 students and kindergarten has 30, 10% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Advance R-IV.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Advance R-IV at 96%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
41.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 36.2% at Advance High School to 46.3% at Advance Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.4 students per teacher, close to the state's 12.8. With 2 counselors it has 214 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 1 librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Advance R-IV's area as rural, distant: in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Bell City R-II School District, 7.9 miles away with 196 students. 18 districts are within 25 miles, and 10 of them enroll more students than Advance R-IV. Stoddard County has 7 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 34.5 | 12 |
| School counselors | 2 | 214 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 428 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 8 | 54 |
| Other student support staff | 1.2 | 357 |
| School administrators | 2 | 214 |
| District administrators | 1 | 428 |
| All staff | 62.7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 30 |
| Grade 1 | 34 |
| Grade 2 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 24 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 43 |
| Grade 6 | 33 |
| Grade 7 | 40 |
| Grade 8 | 31 |
| Grade 9 | 26 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
| Grade 11 | 32 |
| Grade 12 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell City R-II School District | 8 mi | 196 | 7.3 | – |
| Zalma R-V School District | 10 mi | 174 | 9.2 | – |
| Leopold R-III School District | 10 mi | 191 | 10 | – |
| Delta R-V School District | 12 mi | 225 | 10 | – |
| Oran R-III School District | 14 mi | 304 | 12.8 | – |
| Chaffee R-II School District | 15 mi | 562 | 10.8 | – |
| Woodland R-IV School District | 15 mi | 871 | 12.9 | – |
| Bloomfield R-XIV School District | 15 mi | 595 | 12.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Stoddard County
- Dexter R-XI School District (2,008 students)
- Puxico R-VIII School District (712 students)
- Bloomfield R-XIV School District (595 students)
- Bernie R-XIII School District (478 students)
- Richland R-I School District (283 students)
- Bell City R-II School District (196 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
201 School St - Gym Entrance, Advance, MO 63730
Phone: (573)722-3581
Website: advancehornets.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.