SWEDEBORG ELEM.

Set in RICHLAND, Missouri, SWEDEBORG ELEM. is a micro-enrollment K-5 school, one of the schools within SWEDEBORG R-III. It serves 35 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 89% leaner than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, SWEDEBORG ELEM. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 9% multiracial. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, SWEDEBORG ELEM. lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting SWEDEBORG ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pulaski County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate median household income runs about $64,466, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pulaski County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,884 students), of which SWEDEBORG ELEM. is one.

RICHLAND HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around SWEDEBORG ELEM..

SWEDEBORG ELEM. operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SWEDEBORG ELEM. has ticked down 47%, going from 66 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 5.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.