Enrollment
81
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Belleview, MO
Belleview Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Belleview Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290459000050
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 19
📋 Attendance 51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Belleview Elem. earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Missouri schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.1:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 48.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 81
- students enrolled
Belleview Elem. has class sizes smaller than 91% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Belleview R-Iii · Missouri
NCES ID 290459000050 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.1:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
48.4%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Belleview Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Belleview Elem.
Belleview Elem. is a small combined-grade school in Belleview, Missouri, enrolling 81 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.1:1, Belleview Elem. is leaner than roughly 91% of Missouri schools and 37% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 48.4% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 81 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Among 91 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #78, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 7/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 405 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 15.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Belleview R-Iii operates only this one school, so Belleview Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 81 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Missouri's single-school districts.
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 Belleview Elem. compares
Belleview 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 | 8.1:1 | ▼ 37% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 48.4% | ▲ 5% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 81 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.1:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
81
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
48.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.1:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 9% in Missouri - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,832
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 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 96.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Largest group: White at 96.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 7.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 7.1, Belleview Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Belleview R-Iii, which includes Belleview Elem..
$13,832
Per student
+7%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.6%
State 35.5%
Federal 15.9%
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 (~81 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Belleview Elem.
How many students attend Belleview Elem.?
Belleview Elem. has 81 students enrolled. It is a public school in Belleview, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleview Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Belleview Elem. is 8.1:1, which is 37% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 48% 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 Belleview Elem.?
48.4% of students at Belleview Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Belleview Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Belleview Elem. is White at 96.3% of enrollment, in Belleview, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Belleview Elem.?
Belleview Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (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 Belleview Elem. a good school?
Belleview Elem. earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Belleview R-Iii?
None reported; Belleview R-Iii operates only Belleview Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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