Enrollment
123
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bunker, MO
Bunker High
Federal NCES profile for Bunker High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290617000156
👥 S:T ratio 51
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bunker High earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.3:1
- students per teacher
- 64.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 123
- students enrolled
Bunker High has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.3:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
64.0%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+39% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bunker High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bunker High
Bunker High is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Bunker, Missouri, enrolling 123 students.
At 12.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Missouri median, within a few percentage points of the 12.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 64.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 123 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 81 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #27.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 8/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 246 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 19.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 49 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 123 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Its district, Bunker R-Iii, also runs Bunker Elem. (105 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 Bunker High compares
Bunker 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 | 12.3:1 | ▼ 4% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 64.0% | ▲ 39% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 123 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
123
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
64.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 39% 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
12.3:1
students per teacher
- 4% below state mean
Top 44% in Missouri - lower ratio than 56% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$13,848
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
30
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 24.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 39.8 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 95.9%
Asian 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Largest group: White at 95.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 7.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 7.9, Bunker High is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bunker R-Iii, which includes Bunker High.
$13,848
Per student
+7%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.0%
State 17.4%
Federal 19.6%
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 Bunker High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Elem. | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bunker High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 105
- Students per teacher
- 10.5:1
- Resource Index
- 55/100
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 (~123 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Bunker High
How many students attend Bunker High?
Bunker High has 123 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bunker, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bunker High?
The student-teacher ratio at Bunker High is 12.3:1, which is 4% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 22% 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 Bunker High?
64.0% of students at Bunker High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bunker High?
The largest demographic group at Bunker High is White at 95.9% of enrollment, in Bunker, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bunker High?
Bunker High has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Bunker High a good school?
Bunker High earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. 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 Bunker R-Iii?
Besides Bunker High, Bunker R-Iii also operates Bunker Elem. (105 students). See the Bunker R-Iii district page for the complete list.
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