Enrollment
113
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Altenburg, MO
Altenburg Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Altenburg Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290304000014
👥 S:T ratio 59
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Altenburg Elem. earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.3:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 17.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 113
- students enrolled
Altenburg Elem. has class sizes smaller than 79% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Altenburg 48 · Missouri
NCES ID 290304000014 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.3:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-20% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
17.3%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-62% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Altenburg Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Altenburg Elem.
Altenburg Elem. is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Altenburg, Missouri, enrolling 113 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 17.3% free-meal eligibility runs 62% below the Missouri average.
Enrollment of 113 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Against 119 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #39.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 15.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Altenburg 48 operates only this one school, so Altenburg Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Altenburg Elem. compares
Altenburg Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.3:1 | ▼ 20% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 17.3% | ▼ 62% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 113 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
113
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
17.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 62% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 21% in Missouri - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,437
per pupil, district-wide
- below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 98.2%
African American 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%
Largest group: White at 98.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.6, Altenburg Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Altenburg 48, which includes Altenburg Elem..
$10,437
Per student
-19%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.7%
State 20.8%
Federal 15.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~113 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Altenburg Elem.
How many students attend Altenburg Elem.?
Altenburg Elem. has 113 students enrolled. It is a public school in Altenburg, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Altenburg Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Altenburg Elem. is 10.3:1, which is 20% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Altenburg Elem.?
17.3% of students at Altenburg Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Altenburg Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Altenburg Elem. is White at 98.2% of enrollment, in Altenburg, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Altenburg Elem.?
Altenburg Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Altenburg Elem. a good school?
Altenburg Elem. earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Altenburg 48?
None reported; Altenburg 48 operates only Altenburg Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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