Total enrollment
2,930
-96 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Missouri · 3,131 students · 4 cities
Inside MERAMEC VALLEY R-III (Missouri), 9 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 3,131 students (around 348 per school).
4-year change in MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-1 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MERAMEC VALLEY R-III ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #212 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,131 | #68 of 290 | #3,086 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #44 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #185 of 289 | #3,757 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.3% | #172 of 290 | #4,713 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #114 of 173 | #5,573 of 6,853 |
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 MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from RIVERBEND SCH. at 55.8% proficient to TRUMAN ELEM. at 5.0%, a gap of 50.8 points. That is the 33rd widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 2,839 to 2,930 students (up 3%) and from 196 to 214 full-time teachers (up 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFIC HIGH | Pacific | High | 09-12 | 973 |
| ZITZMAN ELEM. | Pacific | Elementary | KG-04 | 469 |
| RIVERBEND SCH. | Pacific | Middle | 07-08 | 442 |
| PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE | Pacific | Middle | 05-06 | 399 |
| COLEMAN ELEM. | Villa Ridge | Elementary | PK-04 | 265 |
| NIKE ELEM. | Catawissa | Elementary | PK-04 | 212 |
| TRUMAN ELEM. | Pacific | Elementary | KG-04 | 201 |
| ROBERTSVILLE ELEM. | Robertsville | Elementary | KG-04 | 147 |
| DORIS HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING C | Pacific | Elementary | PK-PK | 23 |
About MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
MERAMEC VALLEY R-III is a compact public-school district in Missouri. The district runs 9 schools and instructs approximately 3,131 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, MERAMEC VALLEY R-III comprises 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 3,026 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,930 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 9 to 8 across the same 4-year window.
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