COOTER HIGH

www.cooterwildcats.org

135 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Cooter High School, located on Main Street in Cooter, Missouri, serves as the educational hub for a small, tight-knit rural community in the Missouri Bootheel. As part of the Cooter R-IV School District, the school operates with a focus on providing foundational education in a close environment where students and faculty often share long-standing connections. Given the small size of the town, the school plays a central role in local life, frequently serving as the primary venue for community engagement and extracurricular activities.

Academically and athletically, Cooter High is known for its "Wildcats" mascot and its participation in regional Missouri small-school athletics. The school emphasizes a personalized approach to learning, typical of rural districts where limited resources are balanced by dedicated staff and a focused commitment to student growth. For the families of Cooter, the high school is more than just an academic institution; it is a pillar of local identity and a primary point of connection for the residents of the surrounding agricultural region.

135

Total Students

8.3

Full-Time Teachers

16.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

54.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for COOTER HIGH
Demographic	Student Count
White	134
Black	1

White
134 (99.3 %)
Black
1 (0.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	COOTER R-IV
Phone:	(573)695-4972
Website:	http://www.cooterwildcats.org
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	135
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	8.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	62
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	12

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 12

Grade 8 6

Grade 9 23

Grade 10 31

Grade 11 28

Grade 12 35