Carl Junction Satellite School

Carl Junction Satellite School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Carl Junction, Missouri, under CARL JUNCTION R-I. Enrollment totals 18 students across grades 4 through 12. Across combined schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 205.

The district for Carl Junction Satellite School is CARL JUNCTION R-I, with 6 schools and 3,331 students.

White students are 83% of those enrolled at Carl Junction Satellite School. The remaining shares are 11% Black and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Jasper County, where about 83% of residents are White.

Its staff includes 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 3.6 students per teacher. Across combined schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 7.6:1. Carl Junction Satellite School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 83%. The average for public schools in Jasper County is 57%.

For Jasper County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,694 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Carl Junction Satellite School, Jasper County has 49 public schools.

Carl Junction Satellite School is less than a tenth of a mile from Carl Junction Primary K-1, its nearest public school. Carl Junction Satellite School has 5 other public schools within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

The school shrank from 26 students in 2020-21 to 18 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 5.2:1 to 3.6:1.

This page is set up for the Carl Junction Satellite School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.