TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP

TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP is one of the micro-enrollment unified-grade schools in Branson, Missouri, part of FORSYTH R-III, with 75 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in FORSYTH R-III (1,295 students total), TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Taney County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 7.6:1, putting TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Taney County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Taney County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,497 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Taney County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,946 students), TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.