Enrollment
114
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Avilla, MO
Avilla Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Avilla Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 290411000038
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Avilla Elem. earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Missouri schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.8:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 44.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 114
- students enrolled
Avilla Elem. has class sizes smaller than 88% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Avilla R-Xiii · Missouri
NCES ID 290411000038 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-31% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
44.4%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Avilla Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Avilla Elem.
Avilla Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Avilla, Missouri, enrolling 114 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, Avilla Elem. is leaner than roughly 88% of Missouri schools and 31% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 44.4% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 114 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 167 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #84.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).
14.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 17.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Avilla R-Xiii operates only this one school, so Avilla 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 Avilla Elem. compares
Avilla 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 | 8.8:1 | ▼ 31% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 44.4% | ▼ 4% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 114 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
44.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 31% below state mean
Top 12% in Missouri - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.0%
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
$12,140
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
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 86.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%
Largest group: White at 86.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.3, Avilla Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Avilla R-Xiii, which includes Avilla Elem..
$12,140
Per student
-6%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.8%
State 34.9%
Federal 17.3%
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 elementary 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 (~114 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Avilla Elem.
How many students attend Avilla Elem.?
Avilla Elem. has 114 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Avilla, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avilla Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Avilla Elem. is 8.8:1, which is 31% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 44% 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 Avilla Elem.?
44.4% of students at Avilla Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Avilla Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Avilla Elem. is White at 86.8% of enrollment, in Avilla, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Avilla Elem.?
Avilla Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Avilla Elem. a good school?
Avilla Elem. earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Avilla R-Xiii?
None reported; Avilla R-Xiii operates only Avilla Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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