Total enrollment
4,718
-154 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in FORT OSAGE R-I
Missouri · 4,718 students · 1 city
FORT OSAGE R-I reports 11 public K-12 schools and approximately 4,718 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 429.
4-year change in FORT OSAGE R-I
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FORT OSAGE R-I ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #165 of 232 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,718 | #43 of 290 | #2,036 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #41 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #242 of 289 | #4,701 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.6% | #141 of 290 | #4,077 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #37 of 173 | #2,589 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside FORT OSAGE R-I
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from BUCKNER ELEM. at 47.4% proficient to ELM GROVE ELEM. at 23.6%, a gap of 23.9 points. That is the 41st widest gap among 109 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,069 to 4,718 students (down 7%) and from 320 to 329 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT OSAGE HIGH | Independence | High | 09-12 | 1,545 |
| FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE | Independence | Middle | 05-06 | 713 |
| OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLE | Independence | Middle | 07-08 | 675 |
| INDIAN TRAILS ELEM. | Independence | Elementary | PK-04 | 365 |
| BLUE HILLS ELEM. | Independence | Elementary | KG-04 | 357 |
| BUCKNER ELEM. | Independence | Elementary | KG-04 | 327 |
| ELM GROVE ELEM. | Independence | Elementary | KG-04 | 305 |
| CLER-MONT ELEM. | Independence | Elementary | KG-04 | 298 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. | Independence | Elementary | PK-PK | 133 |
| CAR. TECH. CTR. AT FT. OSAGE | Independence | High | 11-12 | 0 |
| LEWIS AND CLARK LEARNING CTR. | Independence | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
About FORT OSAGE R-I
As a sparse district in Missouri, FORT OSAGE R-I enrolls 4,718 students across 11 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, FORT OSAGE R-I covers 6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, FORT OSAGE R-I runs about 429 students per school, 12% higher than the state mean of roughly 382.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,718 students, fell 3% from the 4,872 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for FORT OSAGE R-I discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.