HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.

Located at 1001 E 18TH ST, in ROLLA, Missouri, HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. is an average-sized elementary campus that serves 448 students (grades pre-K through 3), overseen by ROLLA 31. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

ROLLA 31 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,161 students. HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest looks like 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Phelps County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Phelps County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Phelps County put the typical household earns roughly $58,396 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Phelps County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students), HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

ROLLA SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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