Tri-County Elementary School
Public elementary school in Jamesport, Missouri · Tri-County R-VII School District · Grades Pre-K–4
Tri-County Elementary School serves 85 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Jamesport (Daviess County). It is one of 2 schools in Tri-County R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 1125th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 7.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Tri-County R-VII School District |
| County | Daviess County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293039002081 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Tri-County R-VII | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 85 | 168 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 7.7 | 6.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.8% | 49.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Tri-County Elementary School in context
Size
Tri-County Elementary School is the only elementary school in Tri-County R-VII School District. Its 85 students are 50.6% of the district's 168. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12.7 miles away and have a median of 92 students, so Tri-County Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 9, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 4 has 47% fewer students than kindergarten (9 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 91.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Tri-County R-VII (94.6%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.4% across Tri-County R-VII and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 20% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Tri-County Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 85 students would have about 6.9 teachers, so Tri-County Elementary School has 4.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is North Daviess Elementary School, 9.4 miles away in North Daviess R-III School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.8% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 12 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
904 W Auberry Grove, Jamesport, MO 64648
Phone: (660)684-6117
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tri-County Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Daviess Elementary School | North Daviess R-III | 9.4 mi | 29 | 2.8 | 100% |
| Covel D. Searcy Elementary School | Gallatin R-V | 9.7 mi | 225 | 9.6 | 48% |
| Gilman City Elementary School | Gilman City R-IV | 11.6 mi | 96 | 10.4 | 71.9% |
| S.M Rissler Elementary School | Trenton R-IX | 11.9 mi | 350 | 9.1 | 54.9% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | Pleasant View R-VI | 13.5 mi | 158 | 10.6 | 29.7% |
| Breckenridge Elementary School | Breckenridge R-I | 15.0 mi | 33 | 7.5 | 69.7% |
| Pattonsburg Elementary School | Pattonsburg R-II | 17.4 mi | 87 | 8.6 | 73.6% |
| Livingston County Elementary School | Livingston County R-III | 17.7 mi | 46 | 6.9 | 67.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tri-County R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County High School | High | 5–12 | 83 |