Special Acres School
Public school in Park Hills, Missouri · MO Schools for the Severely Disabled · Grades K–12
Special Acres School serves 22 students in grades K–12 in Park Hills (St. Francois County). It is one of 25 schools in MO Schools for the Severely Disabled. By enrollment it is the 30th largest of 42 public schools in Missouri (median 28 students). With 4.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri school (5.5).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 42 Missouri schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Special Education School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–12 |
| District | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled |
| County | St. Francois County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290002203053 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | Missouri schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 22 | 652 | 28 |
| Students per teacher | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.5% | 58.4% | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% of Missouri schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Special Acres School in context
Size
Special Acres School is the 16th largest of MO Schools for the Severely Disabled's 25 schools; its 22 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 46.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 36; Special Acres School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as a special education school, one that focuses mainly on students with disabilities.
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 6 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 1, against an average of 2 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 2 (6 against 3). 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
All of its students are reported as White.
54.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.4% across MO Schools for the Severely Disabled and a median of 51.8% for Missouri schools. 22.7% 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 5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 22 students, Special Acres School has 4.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 5.5, a school with 22 students would have about 4 teachers, so Special Acres School has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (5.5).
Location
Special Acres School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other school is Missouri Virtual Academy, 26.9 miles away in Grandview R-II School District. No other 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 | 100% |
36.4% of students are girls and 63.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 2 | 3 |
| Grade 3 | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
519 Eighth St, Park Hills, MO 63601
Phone: (573)431-3076
Website: dese.mo.gov
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Special Acres School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Virtual Academy | Grandview R-II | 26.9 mi | 3,895 | 25 | 43.1% |
| Mapaville School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 27.6 mi | 37 | 6.2 | 43.2% |
| Alternative School | Lesterville R-IV | 33.5 mi | 35 | 8.8 | 91.4% |
| Franklin County Specl. Education Coop. | St. Clair R-XIII | 43.2 mi | 114 | 5 | 2.6% |
| Autumn Hill School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 50.4 mi | 32 | 5.3 | 65.6% |
| External Sites | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 54.1 mi | 1,223 | 0.7 | 6.1% |
| Boonslick | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 64.8 mi | 23 | 5.8 | 56.5% |
| Parkview School | MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 65.2 mi | 25 | 5 | 60% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in MO Schools for the Severely Disabled
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Hill School | Other | K–12 | 32 |
| B W Robinson School | Other | K–12 | 28 |
| Boonslick | Other | K–12 | 23 |
| Bootheel School | Other | K–12 | 26 |
| Cedar Ridge School | Other | K–12 | 21 |
| Crowley Ridge School | Other | K–12 | 12 |
| Current River School | Other | K–12 | 11 |
| Dale M Thompson/Trails West S | Other | K–12 | 22 |
| Dogwood Hills School | Other | K–12 | 16 |
| E W Thompson | Other | K–12 | 11 |
| Greene Valley School | Other | K–12 | 35 |
| H Kenneth Kirchner School | Other | K–12 | 16 |
| Helen M Davis School | Other | K–12 | 43 |
| Lakeview Woods School | Other | K–12 | 30 |
| Lillian Schaper School | Other | K–12 | 13 |
| Mapaville School | Other | K–12 | 37 |
| Maple Valley School | Other | K–12 | 35 |
| Mississippi Valley School | Other | K–12 | 25 |
| New Dawn School | Other | K–12 | 28 |
| Oakview School | Other | K–12 | 22 |
| Ozark Horizon School | Other | K–12 | 17 |
| Parkview School | Other | K–12 | 25 |
| Shady Grove School | Other | K–12 | 39 |
| Verelle Peniston School | Other | K–12 | 15 |