ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

Located at 33415 HWY 21, in Lesterville, Missouri, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is a minimally staffed unified-grade school that enrolls 35 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within LESTERVILLE R-IV. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 83% leaner than typical.

LESTERVILLE R-IV runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 173 students. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL records that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 9% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. The state averages around 7.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Reynolds County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Reynolds County put the typical household earns roughly $45,028 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Reynolds County (combined enrollment of about 854 students).

LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL has declined 34%, going from 53 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 0% to 9%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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