Couch R-I School District
Myrtle, Missouri · Oregon County · Grades Pre-K–12
Couch R-I School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 186 students. By enrollment it is the 441st 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 | 186 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 21 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.7% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Oregon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 2910200 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Couch R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couch Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 94 | 9.8 | 57.4% |
| Couch High School | High | 7–12 | 92 | 8.1 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Couch R-I schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Couch R-I in context
Size
Couch 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). Its schools average 93 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is Couch Elementary School (94) and the smallest is Couch High School (92).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 24 students this year. Grade 12 has 12 students and kindergarten has 4, 200% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Couch R-I enrolls 18 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 Couch R-I at 93%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
60.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 57.4% at Couch Elementary School to 64.1% at Couch High School. 1 of its 2 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 21 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 8.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 186 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 0.5 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 Couch R-I's area as rural, remote: in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Alton R-IV School District, 11.5 miles away with 571 students. 4 districts are within 25 miles, and 3 of them enroll more students than Couch R-I. Oregon County has 4 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 | 21 | 9 |
| School counselors | 1 | 186 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.5 | 372 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.8 | 66 |
| Other student support staff | 1.5 | 124 |
| School administrators | 1.5 | 124 |
| District administrators | 0.8 | 233 |
| All staff | 40.4 |
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 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 18 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 6 |
| Grade 4 | 12 |
| Grade 5 | 12 |
| Grade 6 | 17 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton R-IV School District | 12 mi | 571 | 9.7 | – |
| Thayer R-II School District | 12 mi | 780 | 11.4 | – |
| Ripley County R-III School District | 16 mi | 123 | 9.8 | – |
| Oregon-Howell R-III School District | 19 mi | 213 | 8.2 | – |
| Ripley County R-IV School District | 25 mi | 125 | 7.8 | – |
| Doniphan R-I School District | 28 mi | 1,499 | 12 | – |
| Junction Hill C-12 School District | 30 mi | 186 | 10.9 | – |
| Howell Valley R-I School District | 31 mi | 201 | 11.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Oregon County
- Thayer R-II School District (780 students)
- Alton R-IV School District (571 students)
- Oregon-Howell R-III School District (213 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
22206 MO 142, Myrtle, MO 65778
Phone: (417)938-4211
Website: couch.k12.mo.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.