Cooter High School
Public high school in Cooter, Missouri · Cooter R-IV School District · Grades 7–12
Cooter High School serves 122 students in grades 7–12 in Cooter (Pemiscot County). It is one of 2 schools in Cooter R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 433rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 8.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Cooter R-IV School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291014000326 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cooter R-IV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 122 | 201 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.7% | 57.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cooter High School in context
Size
Cooter High School is the only high school in Cooter R-IV School District. Its 122 students are 60.7% of the district's 201. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 16.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 215; Cooter High 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 12 with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 11, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 7 (30 against 15). 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
The largest group is White students: 97.5% here and 96.5% across Cooter R-IV.
60.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.8% across Cooter R-IV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 26.2% 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
With 8.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 122 students, Cooter High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 122 students would have about 10 teachers, so Cooter High School has 1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Cooter High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is South Pemiscot High School, 2.5 miles away in South Pemiscot County R-V School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.5% |
43.4% of students are girls and 56.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1867 State Highway E, Cooter, MO 63839
Phone: (573)695-4972
Website: cooterwildcats.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cooter High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pemiscot High School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 2.5 mi | 263 | 13.3 | 100% |
| Delta C-7 High School | Delta C-7 | 11.0 mi | 99 | 11.3 | 54.5% |
| Caruthersville High School | Caruthersville 18 | 12.2 mi | 243 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Hayti High School | Hayti R-II | 13.8 mi | 225 | 10.4 | 100% |
| Kennett High School | Kennett 39 | 20.0 mi | 493 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Senath-Hornersville High Schoo | Senath-Hornersville C-8 | 20.6 mi | 205 | 12.3 | 100% |
| North Pemiscot Senior High School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 21.1 mi | 134 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Southland High School | Southland C-9 | 27.1 mi | 112 | 12.9 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cooter R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooter Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 79 |