Carl Junction Primary K-1

Carl Junction Primary K-1 is an elementary campus of big scale in Carl Junction, Missouri, run under CARL JUNCTION R-I, hosting 630 students in grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 100% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

CARL JUNCTION R-I runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,331 students. Carl Junction Primary K-1 is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Carl Junction Primary K-1 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest looks like 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Jasper County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Carl Junction Primary K-1 has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting Carl Junction Primary K-1 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jasper County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, census data for Jasper County shows median household income runs about $60,694, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jasper County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students), of which Carl Junction Primary K-1 is one.

The closest other public school is Carl Junction Intermediate, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carl Junction Primary K-1 has shrank 6%, going from 670 students in 2018 to 630 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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