OAKVIEW SCHOOL

OAKVIEW SCHOOL is one of the tiny K-12 campuss in MONETT, Missouri, part of MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED, with 22 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 89% leaner than typical.

Across the 33 schools in MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED (652 students total), OAKVIEW SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, OAKVIEW SCHOOL records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Barry County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.5:1. The state averages around 7.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at OAKVIEW SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Barry County's rate of about 62%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Barry County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,346, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Barry County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), OAKVIEW SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MONETT ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 83%: 12 students in 2018 compared to 22 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 64% over that span.

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