Other / mixed grade configuration · Bronaugh, MO

Bronaugh Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Bronaugh Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290591000134
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
86
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bronaugh Elem. earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Missouri schools.

58
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
small classes for Missouri
39.2%
free-lunch eligible
104
students enrolled

Bronaugh Elem. has class sizes smaller than 78% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

104

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.4:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

39.2%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Bronaugh Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.4:1

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

What stands out at Bronaugh Elem.

Bronaugh Elem. is a small combined-grade school in Bronaugh, Missouri, enrolling 104 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 39.2% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 104 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 159 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #49.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 208 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district, Bronaugh R-Vii, also runs Bronaugh High (65 students).

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 Bronaugh Elem. compares

Bronaugh 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 10.4:1 ▼ 19% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.2% ▼ 15% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 104 top 86% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
39.2%
free-lunch eligible - 15% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 22% in Missouri - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$11,807
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 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 94.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%
African American 1.9%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: White at 94.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.1, Bronaugh Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bronaugh R-Vii, which includes Bronaugh Elem..

$11,807
Per student
-9%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.3%
State 46.3%
Federal 14.4%

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.

How Bronaugh Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bronaugh High Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bronaugh Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bronaugh R-Vii · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Bronaugh Elem.'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 Bronaugh Elem.

How many students attend Bronaugh Elem.?

Bronaugh Elem. has 104 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bronaugh, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bronaugh Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Bronaugh Elem. is 10.4:1, which is 19% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 34% 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 Bronaugh Elem.?

39.2% of students at Bronaugh Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bronaugh Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Bronaugh Elem. is White at 94.2% of enrollment, in Bronaugh, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bronaugh Elem.?

Bronaugh Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher 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 Bronaugh Elem. a good school?

Bronaugh Elem. earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% 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 Bronaugh R-Vii?

Besides Bronaugh Elem., Bronaugh R-Vii also operates Bronaugh High (65 students). See the Bronaugh R-Vii 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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