Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD CO. R-I·NCES 290564000108
BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
357 JOST STREET, BOURBON, MO 65441 · (573) 732-5365 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
157 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CRAWFORD CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
-49 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.8:1
% White
94%
was 93%
% Hispanic
0%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 357 JOST STREET, in BOURBON, Missouri, BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that educates 316 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of CRAWFORD CO. R-I.
Across the 3 schools in CRAWFORD CO. R-I (827 students total), BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Crawford County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 40.3%.
In the area at large, census data for Crawford County shows median household income runs about $57,629, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Crawford County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,915 students), BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
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Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,797
Census ACS
Median income
$57,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CRAWFORD CO. R-I
- BOURBON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
- BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 238 students
Other schools in BOURBON
- BOURBON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
- BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 238 students
Nearby schools
- BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 238
- BOURBON HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 273
- SULLIVAN MIDDLE5.5 mi · 434
- SULLIVAN PRIMARY5.5 mi · 453
- SULLIVAN ELEM.6.5 mi · 386
- SULLIVAN SR. HIGH7.7 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-04.
Is BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CRAWFORD CO. R-I in Crawford County.
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