Public schools in Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,608 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Cape Girardeau Public Schools runs 8 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Cape Girardeau's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Cape GirardeauDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Cape Girardeau Public Schools84,380$12,129
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District1244$15,008
Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled1704not reported
Division of Youth Service1459not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Cape Girardeau, 1,302 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Central High1,27814.3100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Girardot Center for Youth246.087.5%Division of Youth Service

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Cape Girardeau, 1,256 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Central Jr. High63311.7100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Central Middle62313.2100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 elementary schools in Cape Girardeau, 2,025 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Jefferson Elementary49410.8100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Clippard Elementary38310.2100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Alma Schrader Elementary33210.7100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Blanchard Elementary32611.7100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools
Nell Holcomb Elementary2498.630.9%Nell Holcomb R-IV
Franklin Elementary2419.4100.0%Cape Girardeau Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Cape Girardeau, 25 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Parkview School255.060.0%Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Cape Girardeau's public schools compare with Missouri's

The median Cape Girardeau school has 10.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Missouri median of 12.5. 55% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 332 students (state 317).

Cape Girardeau against Missouri, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Cape GirardeauMissouri
Median students per teacher10.712.5
Median school size (students)332317
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)55%48%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)73%22%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Cape Girardeau schools and the 2,294 Missouri schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Cape Girardeau

  1. Cape Girardeau Public SchoolsRuns 8 of Cape Girardeau's 11 public schools and spent $12,129 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,129
  2. Central High, the largest high school in Cape Girardeau1,278 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.1,278
  3. Compare Cape Girardeau Public Schools with Nell Holcomb R-IV School DistrictCape Girardeau's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MissouriMissouri's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Cape Girardeau addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Missouri

  1. St Louis193 schools
  2. Kansas City151 schools
  3. Springfield60 schools
  4. Independence36 schools
  5. Columbia35 schools
  6. St Charles32 schools
  7. Lee's Summit30 schools
  8. Florissant29 schools

Questions about schools in Cape Girardeau

  1. How many public schools are in Cape Girardeau, MO?
    11 public schools with an address in Cape Girardeau were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,608 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Cape Girardeau?
    Central High, with 1,278 students in 2024-25 (Cape Girardeau Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Cape Girardeau's schools?
    Cape Girardeau Public Schools (8 schools), Nell Holcomb R-IV School District (1 school), Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled (1 school), Division of Youth Service (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .