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.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290408000037
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
24
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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

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

14.3:1
Leaner classes than 54% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
229
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
8.8%
free-lunch eligible - 81% 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
14.3:1
students per teacher - 12% above state mean
Top 73% in Missouri - lower ratio than 27% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$9,819
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $14,087
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 95.2%
Two or More 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.3/100

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.

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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