Hardin-Central C-2 School District
Hardin, Missouri · Ray County · Grades Pre-K–12
Hardin-Central C-2 School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 205 students. By enrollment it is the 428th 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 | 205 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 24.1 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Ray County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2913680 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Hardin-Central C-2
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 110 | 9.5 | 40.9% |
| Hardin-Central High School | High | 7–12 | 95 | 7.6 | 41.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Hardin-Central C-2 schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hardin-Central C-2 in context
Size
Hardin-Central C-2 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 103 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is Hardin-Central Elementary School (110) and the smallest is Hardin-Central High School (95).
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 10, with 21 students. Grade 12 has 15 students and kindergarten has 15, within 10% of each other. Hardin-Central C-2 enrolls 10 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 Hardin-Central C-2 at 99%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 40.9% at Hardin-Central Elementary School to 41.1% at Hardin-Central 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 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 8.5 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 205 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
Hardin-Central C-2 is based in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, an area NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest district is Richmond R-XVI School District, 6.8 miles away with 1,543 students. 17 districts are within 25 miles, and 14 of them enroll more students than Hardin-Central C-2. Ray 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 | 24.2 | 8 |
| School counselors | 1 | 205 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2.9 | 71 |
| Other student support staff | 2.1 | 98 |
| School administrators | 1.9 | 108 |
| District administrators | 1 | 205 |
| All staff | 33 |
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 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Kindergarten | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 17 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 10 |
| Grade 6 | 17 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 15 |
| Grade 10 | 21 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond R-XVI School District | 7 mi | 1,543 | 13 | – |
| Lexington R-V School District | 7 mi | 893 | 11.8 | – |
| Norborne R-VIII School District | 9 mi | 151 | 6.3 | – |
| Wellington-Napoleon R-IX School District | 13 mi | 381 | 10.8 | – |
| Lafayette County C-1 School District | 16 mi | 961 | 12.8 | – |
| Orrick R-XI School District | 16 mi | 293 | 10.6 | – |
| Santa Fe R-X School District | 18 mi | 306 | 10.4 | – |
| Carrollton R-VII School District | 20 mi | 839 | 11.2 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Ray County
- Richmond R-XVI School District (1,543 students)
- Lawson R-XIV School District (1,143 students)
- Orrick R-XI School District (293 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
500 Ne 1st St, Hardin, MO 64035
Phone: (660)398-4394
Website: hardin-central.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.