Hale Elementary School
Public elementary school in Hale, Missouri · Hale R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Hale Elementary School serves 30 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Hale (Carroll County). It is one of 2 schools in Hale R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 1194th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 3.2 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 ÷ 9.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hale R-I School District |
| County | Carroll County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291350000573 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hale R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 30 | 89 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 3.2 | 4.9 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.3% | 50.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Hale Elementary School in context
Size
Hale Elementary School is the only elementary school in Hale R-I School District. Its 30 students are 33.7% of the district's 89. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.1 miles away and have a median of 102 students, so Hale 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 grade 3 with 7 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 3, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 5 has 40% more students than grade 1 (7 against 5). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 3 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 96.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Hale R-I (91%).
63.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.6% across Hale R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 30% 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
Hale Elementary School has 9.26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 3.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 30 students would have about 2.4 teachers, so Hale Elementary School has 6.9 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 Tina-Avalon Elementary School, 7.2 miles away in Tina-Avalon R-II School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3.3% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 3 |
| Grade 1 | 5 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 3 |
| Grade 5 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
518 Main St, Hale, MO 64643
Phone: (660)565-2417
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hale Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina-Avalon Elementary School | Tina-Avalon R-II | 7.2 mi | 73 | 7.6 | 34.2% |
| Bosworth Elementary School | Bosworth R-V | 9.6 mi | 34 | 6.6 | 100% |
| Northwestern Elementary School | Northwestern R-I | 11.4 mi | 82 | 6.6 | 36.6% |
| Meadville Elementary School | Meadville R-IV | 12.7 mi | 114 | 11.1 | 31.6% |
| Brunswick Elementary School | Brunswick R-II | 17.5 mi | 135 | 10.5 | 45.2% |
| Brookfield Elementary School | Brookfield R-III | 17.7 mi | 417 | 13 | 49.2% |
| Carrollton Elementary School | Carrollton R-VII | 18.3 mi | 310 | 12.3 | 48.7% |
| Southwest Livingston County R-1 Elementary School | Southwest Livingston County R-I | 18.7 mi | 90 | 12.4 | 60% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hale R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale High School | High | 6–12 | 59 |