GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of minimally staffed scale in GALLATIN, Missouri, run under GALLATIN R-V, instructing 174 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

GALLATIN R-V runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 547 students. GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (98%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Daviess County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Daviess County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 38.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Daviess County shows median household earnings sit near $63,984, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Daviess County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,078 students), GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 5%, going from 184 students in 2018 to 174 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 93% to 98%.

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