DONIPHAN ELEM.

DONIPHAN ELEM. is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in DONIPHAN, Missouri, one of the schools within DONIPHAN R-I, teacheing 351 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 4 schools in DONIPHAN R-I (1,499 students total), DONIPHAN ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DONIPHAN ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ripley County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DONIPHAN ELEM. has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ripley County shows median household earnings sit near $42,037, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DONIPHAN ELEM. is one of 10 public schools in Ripley County (combined enrollment of about 2,118 students).

DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around DONIPHAN ELEM..

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. DONIPHAN ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 351). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DONIPHAN ELEM. community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.