📍 221 S Harris, Harrisburg, Boone County, 65256
Harrisburg Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Boone County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisburg R-Viii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harrisburg Elem. enrolls 276 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 276 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Harrisburg Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 19, state house district 47.
Harrisburg Elem. is one of 3 schools in HARRISBURG R-VIII, based in HARRISBURG, Missouri. The district serves 605 students district-wide and employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Harrisburg Elem. is larger than the district average of about 202 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant