Pilot Grove C-4 School District
Pilot Grove, Missouri · Cooper County · Grades Pre-K–12
Pilot Grove C-4 School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 200 students. By enrollment it is the 434th 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 | 200 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 27.7 |
| Students per teacher | 7.2 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2925170 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Pilot Grove C-4
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 72 | 5.2 | 44.4% |
| Pilot Grove High School | High | 7–12 | 128 | 9.3 | 21.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Pilot Grove C-4 schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Pilot Grove C-4 in context
Size
Pilot Grove C-4 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 Pilot Grove High School with 128 students, and the smallest is Pilot Grove Elementary School with 72; the average is 100, 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 10, with 29 students. Grade 12 has 22 students and kindergarten has 8, 175% 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 Pilot Grove C-4.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Pilot Grove C-4 at 94.5%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Two or more races students make up 5%.
30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 21.9% at Pilot Grove High School to 44.4% at Pilot Grove 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 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 7.2 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 200 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
Pilot Grove C-4 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 Cooper County R-IV School District, 8.6 miles away with 92 students. 20 districts are within 25 miles, and 12 of them enroll more students than Pilot Grove C-4. Cooper 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 | 27.7 | 7 |
| School counselors | 1 | 200 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.5 | 400 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 8.2 | 24 |
| Other student support staff | 3.1 | 65 |
| School administrators | 2 | 100 |
| District administrators | 1 | 200 |
| All staff | 52.3 |
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 | 94.5% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Hispanic | 0.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 8 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
| Grade 9 | 24 |
| Grade 10 | 29 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper County R-IV School District | 9 mi | 92 | 6.1 | – |
| Blackwater R-II School District | 9 mi | 101 | 7 | – |
| Boonville R-I School District | 10 mi | 1,662 | 12.5 | – |
| Otterville R-VI School District | 13 mi | 217 | 9.4 | – |
| New Franklin R-I School District | 13 mi | 392 | 10.3 | – |
| Hardeman R-X School District | 16 mi | 64 | 8.6 | – |
| Smithton R-VI School District | 17 mi | 505 | 10.7 | – |
| Tipton R-VI School District | 17 mi | 529 | 11.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Cooper County
- Boonville R-I School District (1,662 students)
- Otterville R-VI School District (217 students)
- Prairie Home R-V School District (153 students)
- Blackwater R-II School District (101 students)
- Cooper County R-IV School District (92 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
107 School St, Pilot Grove, MO 65276
Phone: (660)834-6915
Website: pilotgrove.k12.mo.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.