NEW DAWN SCHOOL

NEW DAWN SCHOOL operates as a micro-enrollment all-grades campus in SIKESTON, Missouri, one of the schools within MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED. Current enrollment sits at 28 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% smaller than the state mean of about 205.

NEW DAWN SCHOOL is one of 33 schools operated by MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED, a district that instructs 652 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NEW DAWN SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 18% Black, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 7.6:1, putting NEW DAWN SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household income runs about $62,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Scott County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,999 students), of which NEW DAWN SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTHEAST ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEW DAWN SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 33 (now 28). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 3% to 11%.

Inside the community feed, 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.