Pleasant Hope R-VI School District
Pleasant Hope, Missouri · Polk County · Grades Pre-K–12
Pleasant Hope R-VI School District runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 650 students. By enrollment it is the 250th 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 | 3 |
| Students | 650 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 58.5 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.2% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2925350 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Pleasant Hope R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hope Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 258 | 13.6 | 56.6% |
| Pleasant Hope High School | High | 9–12 | 224 | 13.4 | 61.6% |
| Pleasant Hope Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 168 | 13.2 | 60.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Pleasant Hope R-VI schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Pleasant Hope R-VI in context
Size
Pleasant Hope R-VI School District enrolls 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is close to the median district (566 students). Its schools average 217 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is Pleasant Hope Elementary School (258) and the smallest is Pleasant Hope Middle School (168).
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 64 students. Grade 12 has 48 students and kindergarten has 42, 14% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Pleasant Hope R-VI enrolls 33 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 Pleasant Hope R-VI at 94.6%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
59.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 56.6% at Pleasant Hope Elementary School to 61.6% at Pleasant Hope 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 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 3 counselors it has 217 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 1 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
Pleasant Hope R-VI 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 Marion C. Early R-V School District, 7.5 miles away with 576 students. 15 districts are within 25 miles, and 9 of them enroll more students than Pleasant Hope R-VI. 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 | 58.5 | 11 |
| School counselors | 3 | 217 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 650 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 16.5 | 39 |
| Other student support staff | 4.1 | 159 |
| School administrators | 5 | 130 |
| District administrators | 2 | 325 |
| All staff | 116.1 |
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 | 94.6% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 33 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 48 |
| Grade 6 | 37 |
| Grade 7 | 34 |
| Grade 8 | 49 |
| Grade 9 | 53 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 59 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion C. Early R-V School District | 8 mi | 576 | 13.2 | – |
| Fair Grove R-X School District | 9 mi | 1,296 | 15.2 | – |
| Halfway R-III School District | 11 mi | 247 | 10.6 | – |
| Bolivar R-I School District | 13 mi | 2,725 | 13.2 | – |
| Walnut Grove R-V School District | 14 mi | 289 | 12.7 | – |
| Willard R-II School District | 15 mi | 4,578 | 13.2 | – |
| Strafford R-VI School District | 16 mi | 1,408 | 14.2 | – |
| Dallas County R-I School District | 17 mi | 1,576 | 12.2 | – |
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)
- Marion C. Early R-V School District (576 students)
- Fair Play R-II School District (350 students)
- Humansville R-IV School District (345 students)
- Halfway R-III School District (247 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
100 W. Cowden, Pleasant Hope, MO 65725
Phone: (417)267-2850
Website: phr6.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.