Cainsville Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cainsville, Missouri · Cainsville R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Cainsville Elementary School serves 48 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cainsville (Harrison County). It is one of 2 schools in Cainsville R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 1172nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 7.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 6.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cainsville R-I School District |
| County | Harrison County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290645000163 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cainsville R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 48 | 86 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 7.3 | 6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.5% | 62.8% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cainsville Elementary School in context
Size
Cainsville Elementary School is the only elementary school in Cainsville R-I School District. Its 48 students are 55.8% of the district's 86. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.2 miles away and have a median of 90 students, so Cainsville Elementary 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 pre-K with 16 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 2, against an average of 7 per grade. This year grade 5 has 250% more students than kindergarten (7 against 2). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as White.
62.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.8% across Cainsville R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 33.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cainsville Elementary School has 6.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 48 students would have about 3.9 teachers, so Cainsville Elementary School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Ridgeway Elementary School, 9.6 miles away in Ridgeway R-V School District. There are 0 elementary 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 | 100% |
52.1% of students are girls and 47.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 2 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 4 |
| Grade 5 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1308 Depot St, Cainsville, MO 64632
Phone: (660)893-5214
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cainsville Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Elementary School | Ridgeway R-V | 9.6 mi | 38 | 4.6 | 81.6% |
| Princeton R-V Elementary School | Princeton R-V | 10.5 mi | 175 | 8.9 | 33.7% |
| North Harrison Elementary School | North Harrison R-III | 11.4 mi | 111 | 10.3 | 38.7% |
| North Mercer Elementary School | North Mercer County R-III | 13.8 mi | 84 | 8.1 | 71.4% |
| Spickard Elementary School | Spickard R-II | 16.5 mi | 21 | 2.3 | 81% |
| South Harrison Elementary School | South Harrison County R-II | 18.1 mi | 269 | 9.6 | 52.8% |
| Gilman City Elementary School | Gilman City R-IV | 21.6 mi | 96 | 10.4 | 71.9% |
| Newtown-Harris Elementary School | Newtown-Harris R-III | 23.4 mi | 41 | 6.5 | 68.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cainsville R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cainsville High School | High | 6–12 | 38 |