Gallatin Middle School
Public middle school in Gallatin, Missouri · Gallatin R-V School District · Grades 5–8
Gallatin Middle School serves 174 students in grades 5–8 in Gallatin (Daviess County). It is one of 3 schools in Gallatin R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 339th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 11.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Gallatin R-V School District |
| County | Daviess County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291266003296 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Gallatin R-V | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 174 | 547 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 10.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.9% | 40.8% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Gallatin Middle School in context
Size
Gallatin Middle School is the only middle school in Gallatin R-V School District. Its 174 students are 31.8% of the district's 547. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 24.1 miles away and have a median of 213 students, so Gallatin Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 5 with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 32, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 8 has 35% fewer students than grade 5 (32 against 49). 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 97.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Gallatin R-V (96.2%).
37.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.8% across Gallatin R-V and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 15.5% 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
Gallatin Middle School has 11.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 174 students would have about 13.4 teachers, so Gallatin Middle School has 1.7 fewer.
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, 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 middle school is Hamilton Middle School, 11 miles away in Hamilton R-II School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 49 |
| Grade 6 | 44 |
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 S. Olive St., Gallatin, MO 64640
Phone: (660)663-2172
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gallatin Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle School | Hamilton R-II | 11.0 mi | 150 | 10.8 | 48% |
| Cameron Veterans Middle School | Cameron R-I | 19.0 mi | 317 | 12.1 | 48.3% |
| Trenton Middle School | Trenton R-IX | 22.9 mi | 299 | 10.6 | 55.2% |
| Chillicothe Middle School | Chillicothe R-II | 23.0 mi | 354 | 14.2 | 50.6% |
| Polo Middle School | Polo R-VII | 25.1 mi | 103 | 10.7 | 44.7% |
| South Harrison Middle School | South Harrison County R-II | 25.9 mi | 229 | 12.5 | 50.7% |
| Albany Middle School | Albany R-III | 30.3 mi | 96 | 11.2 | 39.6% |
| Lathrop Middle School | Lathrop R-II | 31.6 mi | 196 | 12 | 36.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gallatin R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covel D. Searcy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 225 |
| Gallatin High School | High | 9–12 | 148 |