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East Prairie is served by the East Prairie R-II School District, a K-12 public institution which also includes most of southern Mississippi County. It includes two elementary schools (Doyle and Martin), a junior high, and a high school, with a total enrollment of just over 1,200 students.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/east-prairie/schools/</ref> Its mascot is the Eagles, and its colors are red, black, and white.<ref>https://www.eastprairie.org/</ref>
East Prairie is served by the East Prairie R-II School District, a K-12 public institution which also includes most of southern Mississippi County. It includes two elementary schools (Doyle and Martin), a junior high, and a high school, with a total enrollment of just over 1,200 students.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/east-prairie/schools/</ref> Its mascot is the Eagles, and its colors are red, black, and white.<ref>https://www.eastprairie.org/</ref>
The town is also home to a branch of the Mississippi County Public Library.
==Community Life==
Agriculture continues to be a significant part of the local economy, although education and health care now also employ large numbers of residents.
East Prairie has a public swimming pool and several parks, the largest of which, K. S. Simpkins Park, includes baseball/softball fields, basketball courts, and tennis courts.<ref>http://www.epmochamber.org/moving.php</ref>
One of the most important community events is the annual Sweet Corn Festival, first put on in 1975. Usually held in late June/early July, its highlight is the Tour de Corn (a riff on the [[Tour de France]]), a bike ride around Southeast Missouri, in which many locals and visitors participate.<ref>https://www.tourdecorn.com/index.php</ref>
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