PARKVIEW SCHOOL

PARKVIEW SCHOOL is one of the very small combined-grade schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, operated by MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED, with 25 students on its rolls from 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 comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 652 students; PARKVIEW SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PARKVIEW SCHOOL reports that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 12% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Pacific Islander.

In terms of school funding signals, PARKVIEW SCHOOL records 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. The state averages around 7.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Cape Girardeau County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,464, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Cape Girardeau County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), PARKVIEW SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JEFFERSON ELEM., around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

PARKVIEW SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKVIEW SCHOOL has edged down 17%, going from 30 students in 2018 to 25 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 10% to 4% across the same window.

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