UNION STAR PRESCHOOL

As a very small elementary-level community in UNION STAR, Missouri, UNION STAR PRESCHOOL serves 9 students from grade pre-K, one of the schools within UNION STAR R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 97% leaner than the state mean of about 315.

Within UNION STAR R-II, which oversees 3 schools and 166 students, UNION STAR PRESCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, UNION STAR PRESCHOOL shows that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, UNION STAR PRESCHOOL records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting UNION STAR PRESCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $69,826, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. UNION STAR PRESCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 1,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: UNION STAR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around UNION STAR PRESCHOOL.

The school occupies a rural site.

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