Editing Pulaski County, Missouri (section)

===School district details===

[[Fort Leonard Wood (military base)|Fort Leonard Wood]] is in Pulaski County and a high percentage of military personnel live off post in surrounding communities, especially [[St. Robert, Missouri|St. Robert]] and [[Waynesville, Missouri|Waynesville]] but also the farther-out cities of [[Richland, Missouri|Richland]], [[Crocker, Missouri|Crocker]], and [[Dixon, Missouri|Dixon]], and the unincorporated communities of [[Laquey, Missouri|Laquey]], [[Swedeborg, Missouri|Swedeborg]] and [[Devil's Elbow, Missouri|Devil's Elbow]], all of which have a lower housing cost than nearer housing in [[St. Robert, Missouri|St. Robert]] and [[Waynesville, Missouri|Waynesville]]. Military personnel assigned to training areas on the south end of the post sometimes choose to live in the unincorporated areas of [[Big Piney, Missouri|Big Piney]] and Palace in Pulaski County, or the northern [[Texas County, Missouri|Texas County]] communities of [[Plato, Missouri|Plato]] and [[Roby, Missouri|Roby]].

Seven main school districts are fully or partly within the borders of Pulaski County, not counting two small districts which are mostly within other counties and only have only a few dozen residents within Pulaski County. All seven school districts have a high percentage of [[Fort Leonard Wood (military base)|Fort Leonard Wood]] military dependents, and over two-thirds of [[Waynesville School District|Waynesville]] students fall into that category.

The cities of [[Waynesville, Missouri|Waynesville]] and [[St. Robert, Missouri|St. Robert]] and the [[Fort Leonard Wood (military base)|Fort Leonard Wood]] army installation, along with their surrounding rural areas running east to [[Devil's Elbow, Missouri|Devil's Elbow]], are served by the [[Waynesville School District|Waynesville R-VI School District]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://waynesville.k12.mo.us/|title=Waynesville R-VI School District / Homepage|website=waynesville.k12.mo.us|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217040853/http://waynesville.k12.mo.us/|archive-date=December 17, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> which is by far the largest in the county.

The cities of [[Richland, Missouri|Richland]], [[Crocker, Missouri|Crocker]], and [[Dixon, Missouri|Dixon]], along with their surrounding rural areas, are served by the Richland R-IV School District,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bear.k12.mo.us/ |title=Richland R-IV Schools Home of the Bears |access-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206080845/http://www.bear.k12.mo.us/ |archive-date=December 6, 2008 }}</ref> the Crocker R-II School District<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crocker.k12.mo.us/ |title=Crocker R-2 School District |access-date=December 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217040827/http://www.crocker.k12.mo.us/ |archive-date=December 17, 2008 }}</ref> and the Dixon R-I School District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dixonr1.yhti.net/|title=Dixon R-I Schools|website=www.dixonr1.yhti.net|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> The Richland and Dixon districts both extend into rural parts of adjacent counties.

The unincorporated communities of [[Laquey, Missouri|Laquey]] and [[Swedeborg, Missouri|Swedeborg]] are served by the Laquey R-V School District<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laquey.k12.mo.us/|title=Untitled Document|website=laquey.k12.mo.us}}</ref> and the Swedeborg R-III School District.<ref>http://swedeborg.k12.mo.us {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210193954/http://swedeborg.k12.mo.us/ |date=December 10, 2008 }}</ref> Swedeborg is the county's last remaining K-8 district and most of its high school students attend Richland High School though some attend Crocker High School or Waynesville High School; all other districts serve students running from kindergarten through high school.

The areas south of [[Fort Leonard Wood (military base)|Fort Leonard Wood]], including the unincorporated Pulaski County communities of [[Big Piney, Missouri|Big Piney]] and Palace, is served by the Plato R-V School District,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plato.k12.mo.us/|title=Home of the Eagles|website=www.plato.k12.mo.us|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> which is based in the northern [[Texas County, Missouri|Texas County]] village of [[Plato, Missouri|Plato]] but also includes parts of Pulaski, [[Laclede County, Missouri|Laclede]] and [[Wright County, Missouri|Wright]] counties.