PETTIS CO. ELEM.

Set in SEDALIA, Missouri, PETTIS CO. ELEM. is a rural-scale elementary school, overseen by PETTIS CO. R-XII. It instructs 110 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 315.

Operationally, PETTIS CO. ELEM. answers to PETTIS CO. R-XII, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, PETTIS CO. ELEM. reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Pettis County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PETTIS CO. ELEM. has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.8:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pettis County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pettis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,430 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pettis County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students), of which PETTIS CO. ELEM. is one.

LA MONTE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PETTIS CO. ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 126 (now 110).

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