Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District
Senath, Missouri · Dunklin County · Grades Pre-K–12
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 708 students. By enrollment it is the 231st 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 | 708 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 58.3 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Dunklin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 2927870 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Senath-Hornersville C-8
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senath-Hornersville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 292 | 13 | 100% |
| Senath-Hornersville High Schoo | High | 9–12 | 205 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Senath-Hornersville Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 211 | 11 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Senath-Hornersville C-8 schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Senath-Hornersville C-8 in context
Size
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District enrolls 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). The largest of its schools is Senath-Hornersville Elementary School with 292 students, and the smallest is Senath-Hornersville High Schoo with 205; the average is 236, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 6 is its largest grade, with 61 students this year. Grade 12 has 57 students and kindergarten has 51, 12% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Senath-Hornersville C-8 enrolls 40 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 Senath-Hornersville C-8 at 56.2%, below their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Hispanic students make up 39.5%.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.2 students per teacher, close to the state's 12.8. With 3 counselors it has 236 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 2.1 librarians or media specialists and 0.2 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 Senath-Hornersville C-8'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 Southland C-9 School District, 8.9 miles away with 262 students. 8 districts are within 25 miles, and 1 of them enrolls more students than Senath-Hornersville C-8. Dunklin County has 7 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 | 58.3 | 12 |
| School counselors | 3 | 236 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 2.1 | 337 |
| School psychologists | 0.2 | 3,540 |
| Instructional aides | 9 | 79 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 177 |
| School administrators | 3 | 236 |
| District administrators | 1 | 708 |
| All staff | 81.5 |
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 | 56.2% |
| Hispanic | 39.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 0.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 40 |
| Kindergarten | 51 |
| Grade 1 | 57 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 56 |
| Grade 4 | 45 |
| Grade 5 | 48 |
| Grade 6 | 61 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 60 |
| Grade 9 | 48 |
| Grade 10 | 47 |
| Grade 11 | 53 |
| Grade 12 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southland C-9 School District | 9 mi | 262 | 14 | – |
| Kennett 39 School District | 11 mi | 1,807 | 12.2 | – |
| Delta C-7 School District | 16 mi | 196 | 9.9 | – |
| South Pemiscot County R-V School District | 18 mi | 578 | 13.2 | – |
| Cooter R-IV School District | 19 mi | 201 | 11.2 | – |
| Holcomb R-III School District | 22 mi | 429 | 11.1 | – |
| Hayti R-II School District | 24 mi | 608 | 10.5 | – |
| Pemiscot County R-III School District | 25 mi | 116 | 9.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Dunklin County
- Kennett 39 School District (1,807 students)
- Malden R-I School District (807 students)
- Campbell R-II School District (547 students)
- Holcomb R-III School District (429 students)
- Clarkton C-4 School District (278 students)
- Southland C-9 School District (262 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
803 S State, Senath, MO 63876
Phone: (573)738-2669
Website: shslions.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.