Total enrollment
466
-17 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
2 schools in VAN BUREN R-I
Missouri · 466 students · 1 city
VAN BUREN R-I is a public-school district inside Missouri, running 2 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 466 students, broken out as 1 elementary and 1 high.
4-year change in VAN BUREN R-I
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside VAN BUREN R-I
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 496 to 466 students (down 6%) and from 44 to 48 full-time teachers (up 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN BUREN ELEM. | Van Buren | Elementary | PK-06 | 245 |
| VAN BUREN HIGH | Van Buren | High | 07-12 | 221 |
About VAN BUREN R-I
VAN BUREN R-I is a thinly populated public-school district in Missouri. The district maintains 2 schools and hosts approximately 466 students.
In terms of grade levels, VAN BUREN R-I covers 1 elementary and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in VAN BUREN R-I is about 233, meaningfully below the Missouri average of roughly 382.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 4%: 483 students in SY 2020-21 versus 466 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for VAN BUREN R-I discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.