KING CITY ELEM.

As a small elementary-level community in KING CITY, Missouri, KING CITY ELEM. hosts 180 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by KING CITY R-I. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 43% below typical.

KING CITY ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by KING CITY R-I, a district that works with 336 students overall.

On the student-mix side, KING CITY ELEM. records that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder is composed of 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, KING CITY ELEM. shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting KING CITY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KING CITY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 48.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Gentry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,848 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gentry County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,161 students), of which KING CITY ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: KING CITY HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KING CITY ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KING CITY ELEM. has edged down 6%, going from 191 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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