DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S

As a rural-scale combined-grade school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S caters to 22 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 89% leaner than typical.

Within MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED, which oversees 33 schools and 652 students, DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S records that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 7.6:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

Around the school, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COMPASS ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S's enrollment has decreased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 36 (now 22). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 50% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 4.1:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

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