Other / mixed grade configuration · Nevada, MO

Cedar Ridge School

Federal NCES profile for Cedar Ridge School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290002203073
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cedar Ridge School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.

#6 of 6
public schools in Nevada · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
7:1
small classes for Missouri
21
students enrolled

Cedar Ridge School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cedar Ridge School ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Nevada, MO.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-1 students YoY

Cedar Ridge School held near 21 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 290002203073 · Nevada, MO Other · SMALL · TRAD

21 enr · 7:1 · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Helen M Davis School (43 students)

Cedar Ridge School held near 21 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Missouri schools → · Find another →

Cedar Ridge School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cedar Ridge School reports 21 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cedar Ridge School compares

Cedar Ridge School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7:1 ▼ 45% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 21 top 98% - -

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

7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
21
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher - 45% below state mean
Top 6% in Missouri - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
61.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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.

Student demographics

White 95.2%
Two or More 4.8%

Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.1, Cedar Ridge School is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

How Cedar Ridge School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Helen M Davis School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Shady Grove School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mapaville School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Greene Valley School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Maple Valley School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cedar Ridge School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Cedar Ridge School

How many students attend Cedar Ridge School?

Cedar Ridge School has 21 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Nevada, MO. CCD year-over-year: 22 (2022-23) → 21 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Ridge School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cedar Ridge School is 7:1, which is 45% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 55% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cedar Ridge School?

The largest demographic group at Cedar Ridge School is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Nevada, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cedar Ridge School?

Cedar Ridge School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Cedar Ridge School rank among public schools in Nevada?

By Resource Investment Index, Cedar Ridge School ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Nevada, 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 Nevada on the city page.

What other schools are in Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled?

Besides Cedar Ridge School, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled also operates Helen M Davis School (43 students), Shady Grove School (39 students), and Mapaville School (37 students). See the Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled 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 2022-23) · 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

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