HARDEMAN ELEM.

Located at 21051 HIGHWAY D, in MARSHALL, Missouri, HARDEMAN ELEM. is a very small elementary campus that educates 64 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within HARDEMAN R-X. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.

HARDEMAN ELEM. sits inside HARDEMAN R-X, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, HARDEMAN ELEM. lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Saline County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Saline County put the typical household earns roughly $57,931 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Saline County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,543 students), HARDEMAN ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

OREARVILLE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 64 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.