CENTERVILLE ELEM.

CENTERVILLE ELEM. operates as a tiny K-5 school in CENTERVILLE, Missouri, run under CENTERVILLE R-I. Current enrollment sits at 28 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

CENTERVILLE ELEM. sits inside CENTERVILLE R-I, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTERVILLE ELEM. lists that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, Reynolds County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Reynolds County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, Reynolds County reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,028 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CENTERVILLE ELEM. is one of 8 public schools in Reynolds County (combined enrollment of about 854 students).

Nearest neighbor: LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY, around 6.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

CENTERVILLE ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 49%: 55 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 in 2025.

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