DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL

Located at 114 N SPRUCE, in ELDON, Missouri, DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL is a very small unified-grade school that teaches 16 students (grades K through 12), overseen by MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 92% leaner than typical.

Across the 33 schools in MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED (652 students total), DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miller County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Miller County) records that the typical household earns roughly $56,736 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Miller County (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students).

The closest other public school is ELDON HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL.

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

Looking at the recent track record. DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 45% since 2018, when it stood at 11 (now 16). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 0% to 6% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 5.5:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.