EXETER ELEM.

EXETER ELEM. is a compact elementary campus in EXETER, Missouri, run under EXETER R-VI. The school works with 224 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in EXETER R-VI (333 students total), EXETER ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, EXETER ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Barry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 79% of students at EXETER ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Barry County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EXETER ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Barry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,346 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Barry County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), of which EXETER ELEM. is one.

EXETER HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EXETER ELEM. at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. EXETER ELEM.'s enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 227 (now 224). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 89% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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