Bourbon Middle School
Public middle school in Bourbon, Missouri · Crawford County R-I School District · Grades 5–8
Bourbon Middle School serves 238 students in grades 5–8 in Bourbon (Crawford County). It is one of 3 schools in Crawford County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 304th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Crawford County R-I School District |
| County | Crawford County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290564001699 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Crawford County R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 238 | 827 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.1% | 44.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bourbon Middle School in context
Size
Bourbon Middle School is the only middle school in Crawford County R-I School District. Its 238 students are 28.8% of the district's 827. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.5 miles away and have a median of 389 students, so Bourbon Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 49, against an average of 60 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% fewer students than grade 5 (54 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 91.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Crawford County R-I (92.6%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.5% across Crawford County R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 24.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bourbon Middle School has 19.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 238 students would have about 18.3 teachers, so Bourbon Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Sullivan Middle School, 5.4 miles away in Sullivan School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Hispanic | 0.4% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 72 |
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
363 Jost Street, Bourbon, MO 65441
Phone: (573)732-4424
Website: warhawks.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bourbon Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Middle School | Sullivan | 5.4 mi | 434 | 12.7 | 48.2% |
| Cuba Middle School | Crawford County R-II | 10.6 mi | 364 | 12 | 52.5% |
| Steelville Middle School | Steelville R-III | 14.0 mi | 284 | 13.8 | 58.8% |
| Owensville Middle School | Gasconade County R-II | 19.4 mi | 408 | 16.4 | 51.7% |
| St. Clair Junior High School | St. Clair R-XIII | 19.7 mi | 451 | 13.8 | 49.9% |
| St. James Middle School | St. James R-I | 22.6 mi | 369 | 13.8 | 51.8% |
| Maries County Middle School | Maries County R-II | 23.1 mi | 193 | 10.6 | 48.7% |
| Union Middle School | Union R-XI | 24.3 mi | 704 | 14.7 | 48% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Crawford County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 316 |
| Bourbon High School | High | 9–12 | 273 |