BOSWORTH ELEM.

BOSWORTH ELEM. is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in BOSWORTH, Missouri, run under BOSWORTH R-V, with 34 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 89% below typical.

BOSWORTH R-V comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 50 students; BOSWORTH ELEM. is among them.

On demographics, BOSWORTH ELEM. reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BOSWORTH ELEM. has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting BOSWORTH ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Carroll County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Carroll County) logs that median household earnings sit near $62,154, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. BOSWORTH ELEM. is one of 12 public schools in Carroll County (combined enrollment of about 1,268 students).

BOSWORTH HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOSWORTH ELEM. has expanded 21%, going from 28 students in 2018 to 34 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 96% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 4.4:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 in 2025.

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