HUME ELEM.

HUME ELEM. operates as a very small K-5 school in HUME, Missouri, one of the schools within HUME R-VIII. Current enrollment sits at 67 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 79% leaner than typical.

HUME ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by HUME R-VIII, a district that teaches 118 students overall.

On demographics, HUME ELEM. records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 9% multiracial, 3% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, HUME ELEM. reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bates County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bates County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,733, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), HUME ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HUME HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HUME ELEM. has contracted 21%, going from 85 students in 2018 to 67 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 88% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.