Cooter R-IV School District
Cooter, Missouri · Pemiscot County · Grades K–12
Cooter R-IV School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 201 students. By enrollment it is the 431st 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 | 201 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 17.9 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.8% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2910140 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Cooter R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooter Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 79 | 8.8 | 53.2% |
| Cooter High School | High | 7–12 | 122 | 13.6 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Cooter R-IV schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cooter R-IV in context
Size
Cooter 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 Cooter High School with 122 students, and the smallest is Cooter Elementary School with 79; the average is 101, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 12 is its largest grade, with 30 students this year. Grade 12 has 30 students and kindergarten has 9, 233% more 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 Cooter R-IV.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Cooter R-IV at 96.5%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
57.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 53.2% at Cooter Elementary School to 60.7% at Cooter 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 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.2 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 201 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 0.6 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 Cooter 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 South Pemiscot County R-V School District, 2.6 miles away with 578 students. 8 districts are within 25 miles, and 6 of them enroll more students than Cooter R-IV. Pemiscot 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 | 17.9 | 11 |
| School counselors | 1 | 201 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.6 | 335 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 1.5 | 134 |
| District administrators | 1 | 201 |
| All staff | 22 |
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 | 96.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 9 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 10 |
| Grade 3 | 16 |
| Grade 4 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 9 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pemiscot County R-V School District | 3 mi | 578 | 13.2 | – |
| Pemiscot County R-III School District | 8 mi | 116 | 9.5 | – |
| Delta C-7 School District | 11 mi | 196 | 9.9 | – |
| Caruthersville 18 School District | 12 mi | 918 | 12.9 | – |
| Hayti R-II School District | 14 mi | 608 | 10.5 | – |
| Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District | 19 mi | 708 | 12.2 | – |
| Kennett 39 School District | 19 mi | 1,807 | 12.2 | – |
| North Pemiscot County R-I School District | 21 mi | 248 | 11.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Pemiscot County
- Caruthersville 18 School District (918 students)
- Hayti R-II School District (608 students)
- South Pemiscot County R-V School District (578 students)
- North Pemiscot County R-I School District (248 students)
- Delta C-7 School District (196 students)
- Pemiscot County R-III School District (116 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1867 State Highway E, Cooter, MO 63839
Phone: (573)695-3312
Website: cooterwildcats.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.