PINEVILLE PRIMARY

Located at 340 PLEASANT RIDGE RD, in ANDERSON, Missouri, PINEVILLE PRIMARY is an one-room-style elementary school that educates 109 students (grades pre-K through 2), part of MCDONALD CO. R-I. That puts it 65% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within MCDONALD CO. R-I, which oversees 10 schools and 3,595 students, PINEVILLE PRIMARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PINEVILLE PRIMARY lists that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Native American.

On the resource side, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than McDonald County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, census data for McDonald County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,375 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PINEVILLE PRIMARY is one of 11 public schools in McDonald County (combined enrollment of about 3,867 students).

PINEVILLE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINEVILLE PRIMARY has climbed 6%, going from 103 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 78% across the same window.

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