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EUNICE THOMAS ELEM.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About EUNICE THOMAS ELEM.
EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. is one of the mid-tier primary schools in CASSVILLE, Missouri, overseen by CASSVILLE R-IV, with 457 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. sits 45% larger than that benchmark.
CASSVILLE R-IV comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,821 students; EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. records that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder looks like 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Barry County indicate median household income runs about $58,346, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. is one of 18 public schools in Barry County (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students).
CASSVILLE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 460 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.
On allk12, members of the EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Barry County at a glance
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- CASSVILLE INTERMEDIATEElementary · 383 students
- CASSVILLE MIDDLE0.0 mi · 395
- CASSVILLE INTERMEDIATE0.1 mi · 383
- CASSVILLE HIGH0.4 mi · 586
- EXETER HIGH4.2 mi · 109
- EXETER ELEM.4.2 mi · 224
- SOUTHWEST HIGH8.5 mi · 236