DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY

DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY, a large primary school in CAMDENTON, Missouri, run under CAMDENTON R-III, teaches 592 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 88% above typical.

CAMDENTON R-III comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,835 students; DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Camden County put median household income runs about $66,387, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Camden County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,831 students), of which DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: CAMDENTON MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 693 students in 2018 compared to 592 in 2025.

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