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Halfway R-Iii School District

247 students · 2 schools · 10.6:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #403 of 555 in Missouri

Students
247
Schools
2
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–Teacher
10.6:1
County
Polk
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Halfway R-Iii School District

Halfway R-Iii School District is a public school system serving Polk County, Missouri, based in Half Way. It serves 247 students across 2 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #403 largest of Missouri’s 555 school systems.

Phone4174452351
Address2150 Highway 32, Half Way, MO 65663
CountyPolk County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Halfway R-Iii School District enrolls 247 students in 2 schools — an average of about 124 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #403 of 555 statewide by enrollment.

Students
247
#403 of 555 in Missouri
Schools
2
~124 students each
Grade span
K–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Halfway R-Iii School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (247 students reported):

White
94%
Black
1%
Hispanic
0%
Asian
0%
Two or more
5%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Halfway R-Iii School District employs about 23 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1 — below the Missouri average of about 12.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 43.

Student–teacher ratio
10.6:1
state avg ~12.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
23
classroom teachers
Total staff
43
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Missouri funds schools

Missouri distributes state aid through the Foundation Formula, which multiplies each district’s weighted average daily attendance by a State Adequacy Target (the per-pupil amount a performing district spends), then adjusts for the local dollar-value modifier and subtracts local revenue. Weights for free-and-reduced-lunch, special-education and English-learner students above threshold shares raise the count, directing more aid to higher-need districts.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Halfway R-Iii School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Missouri measures districts through the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6), whose Annual Performance Report (APR) scores academic achievement, growth, graduation, college-and-career readiness and attendance. Look up Halfway R-Iii School District on the MSIP / APR pages.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Missouri assigns its own state accreditation status — accredited, provisionally accredited or unaccredited — based on the MSIP performance standards, separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation a district may also hold. See the Missouri DESE for a district’s current status.

How it compares

Halfway R-Iii School District vs. Missouri

Enrollment rank
#403
of 555 districts
Ratio
10.6:1
state avg ~12.7:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Polk County

See every Missouri district side by side in the Missouri directory.

Go deeper

Look up Halfway R-Iii School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Missouri Legislature (the Foundation Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Halfway R-Iii School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2913530. Confirm current details with the district and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.