📍 113 Division St, Sparta, Christian County, 65753
Sparta Prek Center is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Sparta, Christian County. The school has 44 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sparta R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a rural setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sparta Prek Center enrolls 44 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 2.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 42 | 95% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
19 of the school's 44 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 13 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Sparta Prek Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-70, state senate district 20, state house district 140.
Sparta Prek Center is one of 4 schools in SPARTA R-III, based in SPARTA, Missouri. The district serves 734 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 44 students, Sparta Prek Center is smaller than the district average of about 184 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Distant