GILLIAM ELEM.

GILLIAM ELEM. operates as a rural-scale elementary school in GILLIAM, Missouri, one of the schools within GILLIAM C-4. Current enrollment sits at 38 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so GILLIAM ELEM. sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, GILLIAM ELEM. answers to GILLIAM C-4, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, GILLIAM ELEM. shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 16% Black, 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GILLIAM ELEM. records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at GILLIAM ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,931 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saline County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,543 students), GILLIAM ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALEXANDER ELEM., roughly 3.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GILLIAM ELEM. has edged down 3%, going from 39 students in 2018 to 38 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 92% to 76% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for GILLIAM ELEM. typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.