SHAWNEE ELEM.

SHAWNEE ELEM. is one of the one-room-style elementary-level communitys in CHILHOWEE, Missouri, overseen by SHAWNEE R-III, with 50 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 84% below typical.

SHAWNEE R-III is the operating authority for SHAWNEE ELEM., handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, SHAWNEE ELEM. logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Henry County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SHAWNEE ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.6%; actual is 81.0%, +30.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Henry County put median household income runs about $57,926, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHAWNEE ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 2,878 students).

LEETON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, SHAWNEE ELEM. comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 19%: 42 students in 2018 compared to 50 in 2025.

On this page, members of the SHAWNEE ELEM. community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.