KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER

Set in KEARNEY, Missouri, KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is a rural-scale K-5 school, run under KEARNEY R-I. It serves 44 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 86% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is one of 9 schools operated by KEARNEY R-I, a district that caters to 3,424 students overall.

Demographically, KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER shows that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest consists of 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clay County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Clay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clay County runs 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), of which KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is KEARNEY MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER operates from a small-town location.

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