KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY

KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, operated by KIRKSVILLE R-III, with 539 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within KIRKSVILLE R-III, which oversees 4 schools and 2,374 students, KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder breaks down as 15% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Adair County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY shows 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Adair County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,536, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Adair County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,724 students), of which KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY is one.

WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 741 (now 539). White enrollment moved from 87% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.