High school (grades 9-12) · Blue Eye, MO

Blue Eye High

Federal NCES profile for Blue Eye High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 290528000076
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blue Eye High earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Missouri schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Blue Eye · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
8.9:1
small classes for Missouri
33.1%
free-lunch eligible

Blue Eye High has class sizes smaller than 87% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Blue Eye High ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Blue Eye, MO.

School address

Enrollment

160

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.9:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

33.1%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-28% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Blue Eye High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Blue Eye High

Blue Eye High is a mid-sized high school in Blue Eye, Missouri, enrolling 160 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.9:1, Blue Eye High is leaner than roughly 87% of Missouri schools and 30% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 33.1% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 160 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 281 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #63.

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 7/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 172 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

11.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Blue Eye R-V spends $16,568 per pupil, 28% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 24.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Blue Eye R-V also operates Blue Eye Elem. (202 students) and Blue Eye Middle (140 students) alongside Blue Eye High.

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 Blue Eye High compares

Blue Eye High on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.9:1 ▼ 30% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 33.1% ▼ 28% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 160 top 76% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
160
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
33.1%
free-lunch eligible - 28% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 13% in Missouri - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.9%
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
$16,568
per pupil, district-wide - above Missouri avg of $12,931
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.9 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 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%
Two or More 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 96.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.2, Blue Eye High is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Blue Eye R-V, which includes Blue Eye High.

$16,568
Per student
+28%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.8%
State 12.2%
Federal 24.0%

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.

How Blue Eye High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Blue Eye Elem. Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Blue Eye Middle Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Blue Eye High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Blue Eye R-V · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Blue Eye High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Blue Eye High

How many students attend Blue Eye High?

Blue Eye High has 160 students enrolled. It is a high school in Blue Eye, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Eye High?

The student-teacher ratio at Blue Eye High is 8.9:1, which is 30% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 43% 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 Blue Eye High?

33.1% of students at Blue Eye High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blue Eye High?

The largest demographic group at Blue Eye High is White at 96.3% of enrollment, in Blue Eye, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blue Eye High?

Blue Eye High has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Blue Eye High rank among public schools in Blue Eye?

By Resource Investment Index, Blue Eye High ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Blue Eye, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Blue Eye on the city page.

Is Blue Eye High a good school?

Blue Eye High earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% 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 Blue Eye R-V?

Besides Blue Eye High, Blue Eye R-V also operates Blue Eye Elem. (202 students) and Blue Eye Middle (140 students). See the Blue Eye R-V district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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