Purdy Early Learning Center

Purdy Early Learning Center is a minimally staffed elementary campus in PURDY, Missouri, run under PURDY R-II. The school hosts 31 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 90% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in PURDY R-II (601 students total), Purdy Early Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Purdy Early Learning Center reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Purdy Early Learning Center has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Purdy Early Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Barry County's rate of about 62%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Barry County put 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. In all, Barry County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), of which Purdy Early Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is PURDY ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.