📍 706 N Leonard Pl, Bolivar, Polk County, 65613
Bolivar Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bolivar, Polk County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bolivar R-I school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bolivar Primary enrolls 589 students across grades K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 530 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 589 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 92 for a reduced price. 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.
Bolivar Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 28, state house district 128.
Bolivar Primary is one of 5 schools in BOLIVAR R-I, based in BOLIVAR, Missouri. The district serves 2,725 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Bolivar Primary is close to the district average of about 545 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant