Total enrollment
571
-8 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
2 schools in ALTON R-IV
Missouri · 571 students · 1 city
ALTON R-IV's footprint covers 2 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 571 (an average of 286 per school).
4-year change in ALTON R-IV
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ALTON R-IV ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #272 of 290 | #8,877 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 2 | #250 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #5 of 289 | #282 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.4% | #60 of 290 | #2,375 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ALTON R-IV
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 694 to 571 students (down 18%) and from 59 to 59 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary | Alton | Elementary | PK-05 | 290 |
| Alton High | Alton | High | 06-12 | 281 |
About ALTON R-IV
ALTON R-IV is a low-population Missouri school district running 2 schools with combined enrollment near 571.
For a sense of the school types, ALTON R-IV is built around 1 elementary and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in ALTON R-IV is about 286, lower than the Missouri average of roughly 382.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 579 students in SY 2020-21 versus 571 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for ALTON R-IV discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.