Carl Junction Satellite School

As a very small multi-level school in Carl Junction, Missouri, Carl Junction Satellite School instructs 18 students from grades 4 through 12, overseen by CARL JUNCTION R-I. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 91% leaner than typical.

Carl Junction Satellite School is one of 6 schools operated by CARL JUNCTION R-I, a district that enrolls 3,331 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Carl Junction Satellite School shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Carl Junction Satellite School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.6:1. The state averages around 7.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jasper County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jasper County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,694, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carl Junction Satellite School is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

Carl Junction Primary K-1 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Carl Junction Satellite School.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carl Junction Satellite School has fell 36%, going from 28 students in 2018 to 18 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 5.3:1 in 2018 to 3.6:1 today.

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