HANNAH COLE PRIMARY

HANNAH COLE PRIMARY, a moderately sized elementary school in BOONVILLE, Missouri, operated by BOONVILLE R-I, works with 419 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

BOONVILLE R-I comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,662 students; HANNAH COLE PRIMARY is among them.

Demographically, HANNAH COLE PRIMARY shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Cooper County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting HANNAH COLE PRIMARY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at HANNAH COLE PRIMARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cooper County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, Cooper County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,625 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cooper County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,425 students), of which HANNAH COLE PRIMARY is one.

The closest other public school is BOONVILLE HIGH, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HANNAH COLE PRIMARY has rose 21%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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