Macon Middle School
Public middle school in Macon, Missouri · Macon County R-I School District · Grades 6–8
Macon Middle School serves 275 students in grades 6–8 in Macon (Macon County). It is one of 3 schools in Macon County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 284th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 23.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Macon County R-I School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291941001052 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Macon County R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 275 | 1,174 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 10.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.5% | 47.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Macon Middle School in context
Size
Macon Middle School is the only middle school in Macon County R-I School District. Its 275 students are 23.4% of the district's 1,174. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 30.8 miles away and have a median of 154 students, so Macon Middle School is larger 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 8 with 113 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 81, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 8 has 40% more students than grade 6 (113 against 81). 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 85.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Macon County R-I (87.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.7% across Macon County R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 15.3% 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
Macon Middle School has 23.36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 275 students would have about 21.2 teachers, so Macon Middle School has 2.2 more.
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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is South Shelby Middle School, 19.3 miles away in Shelby County R-IV 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 | 85.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Black | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
43.3% of students are girls and 56.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 81 |
| Grade 7 | 81 |
| Grade 8 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
702 N Missouri, Macon, MO 63552
Phone: (660)385-2189
Website: macon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macon Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Shelby Middle School | Shelby County R-IV | 19.3 mi | 126 | 9.5 | 53.2% |
| Westran Middle School | Westran R-I | 23.6 mi | 129 | 9.3 | 43.4% |
| Moberly Middle School | Moberly | 23.9 mi | 440 | 11.1 | 60.9% |
| William Matthew Middle School | Kirksville R-III | 30.7 mi | 514 | 12.3 | 46.1% |
| Paris Junior High School | Paris R-II | 30.9 mi | 66 | 12 | 43.9% |
| Brookfield Middle School | Brookfield R-III | 34.0 mi | 237 | 11.1 | 45.1% |
| Sturgeon Middle School | Sturgeon R-V | 36.7 mi | 79 | 8.5 | 32.9% |
| Monroe City Middle School | Monroe City R-I | 39.4 mi | 178 | 11 | 50.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Macon County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 509 |
| Macon Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 390 |