📍 Hwy 162, Clarkton, Dunklin County, 63837
Bootheel School is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Clarkton, Dunklin County. The school has 25 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths.
Bootheel School enrolls 25 students across grades K–12. The student body is 72% male and 28% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 18 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 25 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bootheel School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 150.
Bootheel School is one of 35 schools in MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED, based in JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri. The district serves 652 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 25 students, Bootheel School is larger than the district average of about 19 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote