Enrollment
35
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Callao, MO
Callao Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Callao Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 290654000169
👥 S:T ratio 30
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Callao Elem. earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 17.5:1
- large classes for Missouri
- 30.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 35
- students enrolled
Callao Elem. has class sizes larger than 93% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17.5:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
+37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.8%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Callao Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Callao Elem.
Callao Elem. is a small elementary school in Callao, Missouri, enrolling 35 students.
Class loads run heavy: 17.5:1 is larger than about 93% of Missouri schools and 37% above the 12.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 30.8% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Missouri schools, with 35 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Among 31 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #27, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (80% of enrollment) (diversity index 34/100).
17.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 15.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Callao C-8 operates only this one school, so Callao Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 35 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 Callao Elem. compares
Callao 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 | 17.5:1 | ▲ 37% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.8% | ▼ 33% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 35 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17.5:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
35
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 33% 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
17.5:1
students per teacher
- 37% above state mean
Top 93% in Missouri - lower ratio than 7% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
17.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,426
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 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 80.0%
Two or More 14.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
Largest group: White at 80.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.6, Callao Elem. is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Callao C-8, which includes Callao Elem..
$14,426
Per student
+12%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.8%
State 37.6%
Federal 15.6%
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.
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 (~35 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Callao Elem.
How many students attend Callao Elem.?
Callao Elem. has 35 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Callao, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Callao Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Callao Elem. is 17.5:1, which is 37% higher than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Callao Elem.?
30.8% of students at Callao Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Callao Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Callao Elem. is White at 80.0% of enrollment, in Callao, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Callao Elem.?
Callao Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical 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 Callao Elem. a good school?
Callao Elem. earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. 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 Callao C-8?
None reported; Callao C-8 operates only Callao Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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