QULIN ELEMENTARY

QULIN ELEMENTARY operates as a tiny K-5 school in QULIN, Missouri, operated by TWIN RIVERS R-X. Current enrollment sits at 108 students spanning grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 66% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

QULIN ELEMENTARY is one of 4 schools operated by TWIN RIVERS R-X, a district that serves 796 students overall.

Looking at the student body, QULIN ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Butler County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Butler County shows median household earnings sit near $49,089, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. QULIN ELEMENTARY is one of 20 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 6,435 students).

QULIN MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 63%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 108 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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