PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM.

PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM., an one-room-style elementary campus in CARUTHERSVILLE, Missouri, run under PEMISCOT CO. R-III, works with 116 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. is a school of PEMISCOT CO. R-III, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 43.1%.

Around the school, census data for Pemiscot County shows median household income runs about $40,089, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. is one of 18 public schools in Pemiscot County (combined enrollment of about 2,865 students).

The closest other public school is CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH, roughly 4.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.5%.

PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM. has edged down 10%, going from 129 students in 2018 to 116 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 99% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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