Enrollment
229
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Avenue City R-Ix · Missouri
NCES ID 290408000037 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.3:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
+12% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.8%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-81% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Avenue City Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Avenue City Elem.
Avenue City Elem. is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Cosby, Missouri, enrolling 229 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 8.8% free-meal eligibility runs 81% below the Missouri average.
With 229 students, its enrollment sits close to the Missouri median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Among 90 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #72, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 382 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
12.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Avenue City R-Ix spends $9,414 per pupil, 27% below the Missouri average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Avenue City R-Ix operates only this one school, so Avenue City 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 Avenue City Elem. compares
Avenue City 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$9,414
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
Counselors0.6 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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Avenue City R-Ix, which includes Avenue City Elem..
$9,414
Per student
-27%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.6%
State 32.0%
Federal 8.4%
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 (~229 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.3:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Avenue City Elem. a good school?
Avenue City Elem. earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% of 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 Avenue City R-Ix?
None reported; Avenue City R-Ix operates only Avenue City Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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