O'NEAL ELEM.

O'NEAL ELEM. operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri, run under POPLAR BLUFF R-I. Current enrollment sits at 344 students spanning grades 1 through 3.

O'NEAL ELEM. is one of 9 schools operated by POPLAR BLUFF R-I, a district that enrolls 4,899 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, O'NEAL ELEM. lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 9% Black, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Butler County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, O'NEAL ELEM. shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Butler County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Butler County put median household earnings sit near $49,089, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Butler County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,435 students), of which O'NEAL ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: SHADY GROVE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

O'NEAL ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at O'NEAL ELEM. has showed little movement, going from 343 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 80% to 73% over that span.

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