HUDSON ELEM.

HUDSON ELEM. is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in APPLETON CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within HUDSON R-IX, with 55 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 83% smaller than typical.

HUDSON ELEM. is a school of HUDSON R-IX, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, HUDSON ELEM. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).

Looking at school resources, On paper, HUDSON ELEM. has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 9% of students at HUDSON ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Bates County's rate of about 41%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bates County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,733, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bates County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,514 students), HUDSON ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

APPLETON CITY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HUDSON ELEM..

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. HUDSON ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 51 (now 55).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.