Halfway R-III School District
Half Way, Missouri · Polk County · Grades K–12
Halfway R-III School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 247 students. By enrollment it is the 403rd 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 | 247 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 23.3 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.1% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2913530 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Halfway R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 133 | 11.5 | 51.1% |
| Halfway Secondary | High | 7–12 | 114 | 9.7 | 31.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Halfway R-III schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Halfway R-III in context
Size
Halfway R-III 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 124 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is Halfway Elementary School (133) and the smallest is Halfway Secondary (114).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 4 is its largest grade, with 28 students this year. Grade 12 has 18 students and kindergarten has 20, 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 Halfway R-III.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Halfway R-III at 93.9%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
42.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 31.6% at Halfway Secondary to 51.1% at Halfway 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 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 10.6 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 247 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 Halfway R-III'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 Dallas County R-I School District, 7.9 miles away with 1,576 students. 13 districts are within 25 miles, and 13 of them enroll more students than Halfway R-III. Polk County has 6 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 | 23.3 | 11 |
| School counselors | 1 | 247 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.5 | 494 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 1.3 | 190 |
| Other student support staff | 2.1 | 118 |
| School administrators | 2 | 124 |
| District administrators | 1 | 247 |
| All staff | 44 |
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 | 93.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 22 |
| Grade 4 | 28 |
| Grade 5 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
| Grade 7 | 16 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County R-I School District | 8 mi | 1,576 | 12.2 | – |
| Bolivar R-I School District | 9 mi | 2,725 | 13.2 | – |
| Pleasant Hope R-VI School District | 11 mi | 650 | 11.1 | – |
| Marion C. Early R-V School District | 14 mi | 576 | 13.2 | – |
| Fair Grove R-X School District | 17 mi | 1,296 | 15.2 | – |
| Fair Play R-II School District | 18 mi | 350 | 10.7 | – |
| Hickory County R-I School District | 21 mi | 705 | 12.8 | – |
| Walnut Grove R-V School District | 22 mi | 289 | 12.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Polk County
- Bolivar R-I School District (2,725 students)
- Pleasant Hope R-VI School District (650 students)
- Marion C. Early R-V School District (576 students)
- Fair Play R-II School District (350 students)
- Humansville R-IV School District (345 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
2150 Highway 32, Half Way, MO 65663
Phone: (417)445-2351
Website: halfwayschools.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.