SOUTH PARK ELEM.

SOUTH PARK ELEM. operates as a compact K-5 school in MOBERLY, Missouri, part of MOBERLY. Current enrollment sits at 229 students spanning grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 315.

MOBERLY runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,102 students. SOUTH PARK ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SOUTH PARK ELEM. records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest consists of 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SOUTH PARK ELEM. has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Randolph County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Randolph County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $53,033 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Randolph County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,375 students), SOUTH PARK ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

MOBERLY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 39%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 229 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.