CALHOUN ELEM.

CALHOUN ELEM. is an elementary campus of micro-enrollment scale in CALHOUN, Missouri, overseen by CALHOUN R-VIII, educateing 58 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

CALHOUN ELEM. sits inside CALHOUN R-VIII, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CALHOUN ELEM. shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Henry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, CALHOUN ELEM. lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Henry County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Henry County put median household income runs about $57,926, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Henry County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,878 students), of which CALHOUN ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is WINDSOR ELEM., roughly 7.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 60 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 4.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.