PILOT GROVE ELEM.

PILOT GROVE ELEM. is one of the micro-enrollment elementary-level communitys in PILOT GROVE, Missouri, overseen by PILOT GROVE C-4, with 72 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

PILOT GROVE ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by PILOT GROVE C-4, a district that instructs 200 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PILOT GROVE ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 10% multiracial. Compared to Cooper County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, PILOT GROVE ELEM. logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PILOT GROVE ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at PILOT GROVE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Cooper County's rate of about 75%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cooper County) reports that median household income runs about $70,625, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cooper County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,425 students), PILOT GROVE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

PILOT GROVE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

PILOT GROVE ELEM. operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PILOT GROVE ELEM. has decreased 49%, going from 140 students in 2018 to 72 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 5.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PILOT GROVE ELEM. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.