Other / mixed grade configuration · Cosby, MO
Avenue City Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Avenue City Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
The verdict
Avenue City Elem. earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% of Missouri schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 14.3:1
- large classes for Missouri
- 8.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 229
- students enrolled
Avenue City Elem. has class sizes larger than 73% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 290408000037 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-1 students YoY
Avenue City Elem. held near 226 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 16.0 → 14.2 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-1 students YoY 290408000037 · Cosby, MO Other · SMALL · TRAD
229 enr · 14.3:1 · 8.8% lunch · RII 41
Nearest enrollment peer: Wilsonville Elementary School (229 students)
Avenue City Elem. held near 226 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 16.0 → 14.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Missouri schools → · Find another →
How Avenue City Elem. compares
Avenue City Elem. held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.3:1 | ▲ 12% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.8% | ▼ 81% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 229 | top 65% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Avenue City Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
District finance for Avenue City R-Ix reports $9,819 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~229 students)
Frequently asked questions about Avenue City Elem.
How many students attend Avenue City Elem.?
Avenue City Elem. has 229 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cosby, MO. CCD year-over-year: 227 (2022-23) → 226 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avenue City Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Avenue City Elem. is 14.3:1, which is 12% higher than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 9% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Avenue City Elem.?
8.8% of students at Avenue City Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Avenue City Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Avenue City Elem. is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Cosby, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Avenue City Elem.?
Avenue City Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Avenue City R-Ix?
None reported; Avenue City R-Ix operates only Avenue City Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.