TRI-COUNTY ELEM.

As a minimally staffed primary school in JAMESPORT, Missouri, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. educates 85 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within TRI-COUNTY R-VII. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

TRI-COUNTY R-VII comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 168 students; TRI-COUNTY ELEM. is among them.

Demographically, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. shows that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Daviess County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting TRI-COUNTY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 52.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Daviess County put median household income runs about $63,984, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Daviess County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,078 students), TRI-COUNTY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRI-COUNTY HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRI-COUNTY ELEM. at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 108 students in 2018 compared to 85 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

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