Cainsville R-I School District
Cainsville, Missouri · Harrison County · Grades Pre-K–12
Cainsville R-I School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 86 students. By enrollment it is the 516th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 86 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 14.3 |
| Students per teacher | 6 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.8% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Harrison County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 2906450 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Cainsville R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cainsville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 48 | 7.3 | 62.5% |
| Cainsville High School | High | 6–12 | 38 | 5 | 63.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Cainsville R-I schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cainsville R-I in context
Size
Cainsville R-I 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 Cainsville Elementary School with 48 students, and the smallest is Cainsville High School with 38; the average is 43, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 11, with 10 students. Grade 12 has 7 students and kindergarten has 2, 250% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Cainsville R-I enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Cainsville R-I at 98.8%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
62.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 62.5% at Cainsville Elementary School to 63.2% at Cainsville High School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 6 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 0.2 counselors it has 430 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no 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
Cainsville R-I is based in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest district is Ridgeway R-V School District, 9.6 miles away with 69 students. 8 districts are within 25 miles, and 5 of them enroll more students than Cainsville R-I. Harrison County has 5 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 | 14.3 | 6 |
| School counselors | 0.2 | 430 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 6.4 | 13 |
| Other student support staff | 0.1 | 860 |
| School administrators | 1 | 86 |
| District administrators | 1 | 86 |
| All staff | 31.1 |
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 | 98.8% |
| Black | 1.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 2 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 4 |
| Grade 5 | 7 |
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 5 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 10 |
| Grade 12 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway R-V School District | 10 mi | 69 | 4.4 | – |
| Princeton R-V School District | 11 mi | 326 | 8.9 | – |
| North Harrison R-III School District | 11 mi | 217 | 10.1 | – |
| North Mercer County R-III School District | 14 mi | 142 | 6.6 | – |
| Spickard R-II School District | 17 mi | 21 | 2.3 | – |
| South Harrison County R-II School District | 17 mi | 741 | 9.8 | – |
| Gilman City R-IV School District | 22 mi | 156 | 8.7 | – |
| Newtown-Harris R-III School District | 23 mi | 77 | 5.4 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Harrison County
- South Harrison County R-II School District (741 students)
- North Harrison R-III School District (217 students)
- Gilman City R-IV School District (156 students)
- Ridgeway R-V School District (69 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1308 Depot St, Cainsville, MO 64632
Phone: (660)893-5213
Website: cainsville.k12.mo.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.