BUNCETON ELEM.

BUNCETON ELEM., a very small K-5 school in BUNCETON, Missouri, operated by COOPER CO. R-IV, teaches 59 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

BUNCETON ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by COOPER CO. R-IV, a district that teaches 92 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BUNCETON ELEM. logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, BUNCETON ELEM. reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at BUNCETON ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cooper County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Cooper County shows median household earnings sit near $70,625, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cooper County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,425 students), BUNCETON ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

BUNCETON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUNCETON ELEM. has expanded 44%, going from 41 students in 2018 to 59 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 98% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 4.0:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

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