Sedalia 200 School District
Sedalia, Missouri · Pettis County · Grades Pre-K–12
Sedalia 200 School District runs 9 schools (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 pre-k) with 5,209 students. By enrollment it is the 36th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as town, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 9 |
| Students | 5,209 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 381.4 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Pettis County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| NCES district ID | 2927830 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Sedalia 200
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 260 | 10.6 | 53.8% |
| Heber Hunt Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 448 | 12.3 | 77.2% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 276 | 11.5 | 66.7% |
| Parkview Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 447 | 12.2 | 66% |
| Sedalia Middle School | Middle | 5 | 396 | 14.3 | 63.6% |
| Skyline Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 483 | 13.8 | 50.9% |
| Smith Cotton Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,133 | 13.7 | 67.1% |
| Smith-Cotton High School | High | 9–12 | 1,551 | 16.9 | 59.6% |
| Washington Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 215 | 9.3 | 86% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Sedalia 200 schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Sedalia 200 in context
Size
Sedalia 200 School District enrolls 0.6% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). The largest of its schools is Smith-Cotton High School with 1,551 students, and the smallest is Washington Elementary School with 215; the average is 579, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 12 is its largest grade, with 405 students this year. Grade 12 has 405 students and kindergarten has 398, within 10% of each other. Sedalia 200 enrolls 260 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 Sedalia 200 at 65.5%, close to their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Hispanic students make up 20.5%.
64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 50.9% at Skyline Elementary School to 86% at Washington Elementary School. 7 of its 9 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 381.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.7 students per teacher, close to the state's 12.8. With 11.5 counselors it has 453 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 7.7 librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
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 Sedalia 200's area as town, remote: in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest district is Pettis County R-XII School District, 6.8 miles away with 110 students. 16 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Sedalia 200. Pettis 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 | 381.4 | 14 |
| School counselors | 11.5 | 453 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 7.7 | 676 |
| School psychologists | 1 | 5,209 |
| Instructional aides | 126.4 | 41 |
| Other student support staff | 52.7 | 99 |
| School administrators | 13.7 | 380 |
| District administrators | 3 | 1,736 |
| All staff | 757.8 |
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 | 65.5% |
| Hispanic | 20.5% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 260 |
| Kindergarten | 398 |
| Grade 1 | 372 |
| Grade 2 | 363 |
| Grade 3 | 367 |
| Grade 4 | 369 |
| Grade 5 | 396 |
| Grade 6 | 359 |
| Grade 7 | 394 |
| Grade 8 | 380 |
| Grade 9 | 378 |
| Grade 10 | 392 |
| Grade 11 | 376 |
| Grade 12 | 405 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pettis County R-XII School District | 7 mi | 110 | 6.8 | – |
| Smithton R-VI School District | 8 mi | 505 | 10.7 | – |
| Green Ridge R-VIII School District | 11 mi | 352 | 10.3 | – |
| La Monte R-IV School District | 11 mi | 305 | 9.9 | – |
| Otterville R-VI School District | 12 mi | 217 | 9.4 | – |
| Pettis County R-V School District | 13 mi | 328 | 11.1 | – |
| Cole Camp R-I School District | 16 mi | 723 | 11.8 | – |
| Knob Noster R-VIII School District | 18 mi | 2,007 | 14.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Pettis County
- Smithton R-VI School District (505 students)
- Green Ridge R-VIII School District (352 students)
- Pettis County R-V School District (328 students)
- La Monte R-IV School District (305 students)
- Pettis County R-XII School District (110 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
2806 Matthew Dr., Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: (660)829-6450
Website: sedalia200.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.