📍 900 St Francois Ave, Park Hills, St. Francois County, 63601
Central Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Park Hills, St. Francois County. The school has 555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elem. enrolls 555 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.1% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 510 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
347 of the school's 555 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
Central Elem. 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-80, state senate district 3, state house district 117.
Central Elem. is one of 4 schools in CENTRAL R-III, based in PARK HILLS, Missouri. The district serves 2,041 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 555 students, Central Elem. is close to the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant