Prairie Home R-V School District
Prairie Home, Missouri · Cooper County · Grades K–12
Prairie Home R-V School District runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) with 153 students. By enrollment it is the 467th 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 | 153 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 17.4 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.7% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2925530 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Prairie Home R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Home Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 63 | 8.1 | 52.4% |
| Prairie Home High School | High | 6–12 | 90 | 9.3 | 44.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Prairie Home R-V schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Prairie Home R-V in context
Size
Prairie Home R-V 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 77 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is Prairie Home High School (90) and the smallest is Prairie Home Elementary School (63).
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 22 students this year. Grade 12 has 8 students and kindergarten has 8, within 10% of each other. NCES reports no pre-K students in Prairie Home R-V.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Prairie Home R-V at 94.1%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students.
47.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 44.4% at Prairie Home High School to 52.4% at Prairie Home 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 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 8.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. Prairie Home R-V reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports 0.1 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
NCES classifies Prairie Home R-V'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 Sturgeon R-V School District, 6.7 miles away with 2,773 students. 18 districts are within 25 miles, and 13 of them enroll more students than Prairie Home R-V. 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 | 17.4 | 9 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0.1 | 1,530 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 5 | 31 |
| Other student support staff | 0.3 | 510 |
| School administrators | 1 | 153 |
| District administrators | 0.9 | 170 |
| All staff | 24.7 |
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 | 94.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | 13 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 22 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon R-V School District | 7 mi | 2,773 | 20.5 | – |
| Jamestown C-1 School District | 7 mi | 179 | 8.9 | – |
| Cooper County R-IV School District | 11 mi | 92 | 6.1 | – |
| Clarksburg C-2 School District | 12 mi | 57 | 5.7 | – |
| Moniteau County R-I School District | 13 mi | 1,337 | 12.8 | – |
| Boonville R-I School District | 13 mi | 1,662 | 12.5 | – |
| Tipton R-VI School District | 15 mi | 529 | 11.5 | – |
| New Franklin R-I School District | 16 mi | 392 | 10.3 | – |
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)
- Pilot Grove C-4 School District (200 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
301 Hwy Drive, Prairie Home, MO 65068
Phone: (660)841-5296
Website: prairiehome.k12.mo.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.