MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL

Set in HANNIBAL, Missouri, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL is a minimally staffed multi-level school, part of MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED. It teaches 25 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 205 students.

MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 652 students. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 8% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 7.6:1, putting MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $62,903, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Marion County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,724 students), MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HANNIBAL SR. HIGH, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 25%: 20 students in 2018 compared to 25 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 15% to 8%.

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