TINA-AVALON ELEM.

TINA-AVALON ELEM., a very small K-5 school in TINA, Missouri, part of TINA-AVALON R-II, serves 73 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

TINA-AVALON R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 139 students. TINA-AVALON ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On demographics, TINA-AVALON ELEM. reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Carroll County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Carroll County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TINA-AVALON ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 49.7%.

In the area at large, Carroll County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,154, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Carroll County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,268 students), of which TINA-AVALON ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is TINA-AVALON HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TINA-AVALON ELEM. at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 63.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. TINA-AVALON ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 77 (now 73). Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 4% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

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