Carl Junction Primary 2-3

Carl Junction Primary 2-3 operates as a heavily attended K-5 school in Carl Junction, Missouri, overseen by CARL JUNCTION R-I. Current enrollment sits at 490 students spanning grades 2 through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 315.

Carl Junction Primary 2-3 is one of 6 schools operated by CARL JUNCTION R-I, a district that educates 3,331 students overall.

On demographics, Carl Junction Primary 2-3 shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest breaks down as 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jasper County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, census data for Jasper County shows median household earnings sit near $60,694, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Carl Junction Primary 2-3 is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

Carl Junction Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Carl Junction Primary 2-3's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 490). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 89% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Carl Junction Primary 2-3 community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.