Circle of Hope Girls Ranch

37°48′26.4″N 93°41′52.8″W / 37.807333°N 93.698000°W / 37.807333; -93.698000

Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch
Location
Humansville , Missouri United States
Information
Type	All-girls single-sex reformatory boarding school
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Established	2006
Founder	Boyd Householder
Enrollment	closed
Campus	35 acres (0.14 km2)
Website	circleofhopegirlsranch.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-06-17)

Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch was a reformatory boarding school located in Humansville, Missouri. The school opened in July 2006 and was closed in 2020 amid reports and lawsuits filed by former students alleging child abuse, as well as due to an investigation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Before the school's closure, parents, former students, and staff filed multiple reports to state authorities, but to no avail. Federal prosecutors refused to file charges after a 2018 report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol regarding child abuse at the ranch, and prosecutors in Missouri also refused to file charges after another report the year before. Former students have alleged that Missouri's Department of Social Services largely ignored their reports regarding the ranch.

As part of an investigation involving various state agencies, including the Cedar County Sheriff's Department, "at least 24" students were removed by local child protective services in August 2020.

On March 9, 2021, the school's founding owners Boyd and Stephanie Householder were arrested. After developing health problems while in custody, they were released to home detention on a $10,000 bail four months later. Boyd Householder died in June 2024 while still awaiting trial.