Parker Educational Center

Set in WAYNESVILLE, Missouri, Parker Educational Center is a rural-scale elementary school, operated by WAYNESVILLE R-VI. It teaches 34 students across grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 89% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

WAYNESVILLE R-VI comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,190 students; Parker Educational Center is among them.

Demographically, Parker Educational Center reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% multiracial, 21% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Parker Educational Center has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Pulaski County's rate of about 44%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,466 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pulaski County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,884 students), Parker Educational Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

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