Maries County Middle School
Public middle school in Bland, Missouri · Maries County R-II School District · Grades 5–8
Maries County Middle School serves 193 students in grades 5–8 in Bland (Gasconade County). It is one of 3 schools in Maries County R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 329th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 18.15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Maries County R-II School District |
| County | Gasconade County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290000102547 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Maries County R-II | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 193 | 680 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 10.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.7% | 45.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Maries County Middle School in context
Size
Maries County Middle School is the only middle school in Maries County R-II School District. Its 193 students are 28.4% of the district's 680. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 22.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 389; Maries County Middle 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 6 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 39, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 8 has 24% fewer students than grade 5 (39 against 51). 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: 95.3% here and 96.3% across Maries County R-II.
48.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.6% across Maries County R-II and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 23.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 18.15 full-time-equivalent teachers for 193 students, Maries County Middle School has 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 193 students would have about 14.8 teachers, so Maries County Middle School has 3.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Maries County Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Owensville Middle School, 9.6 miles away in Gasconade County R-II School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 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 | 95.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Black | 0.5% |
44% of students are girls and 56% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 51 |
| Grade 6 | 53 |
| Grade 7 | 50 |
| Grade 8 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 S Main, Bland, MO 65014
Phone: (573)646-3912
Website: mariesr2.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Maries County Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owensville Middle School | Gasconade County R-II | 9.6 mi | 408 | 16.4 | 51.7% |
| Vienna Middle School | Maries County R-I | 18.6 mi | 88 | 11.4 | 29.5% |
| St. James Middle School | St. James R-I | 20.4 mi | 369 | 13.8 | 51.8% |
| Cuba Middle School | Crawford County R-II | 21.1 mi | 364 | 12 | 52.5% |
| Bourbon Middle School | Crawford County R-I | 23.1 mi | 238 | 12.4 | 44.1% |
| Sullivan Middle School | Sullivan | 25.0 mi | 434 | 12.7 | 48.2% |
| Rolla Middle School | Rolla 31 | 25.3 mi | 857 | 15.9 | 47.1% |
| Rolla Junior High School | Rolla 31 | 25.4 mi | 577 | 14 | 41.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Maries County R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 259 |
| Belle High School | High | 9–12 | 228 |