Enrollment
42
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Clinton, MO
Davis Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Davis Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 291047000346
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 79
📋 Attendance 76
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Davis Elem. earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 12.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 42
- students enrolled
Davis Elem. has class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-45% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
12.2%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-74% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Davis Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Davis Elem.
Davis Elem. is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Clinton, Missouri, enrolling 42 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Davis Elem. is leaner than roughly 94% of Missouri schools and 45% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 12.2% free-meal eligibility runs 74% below the Missouri average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Missouri schools, with 42 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 16 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #5.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 105 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 15.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Davis R-Xii operates only this one school, so Davis Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 42 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 Davis Elem. compares
Davis 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 | 7:1 | ▼ 45% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 12.2% | ▼ 74% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 42 | top 95% | - | - |
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.
42
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
12.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 74% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
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
9.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$15,083
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
Counselors0.4 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.
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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Davis Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Davis R-Xii, which includes Davis Elem..
$15,083
Per student
+17%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.3%
State 10.1%
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 (~42 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Davis Elem.
How many students attend Davis Elem.?
Davis Elem. has 42 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Clinton, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davis Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Davis Elem. 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 percentage of students receive free lunch at Davis Elem.?
12.2% of students at Davis Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Davis Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Davis Elem. is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Clinton, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Davis Elem.?
Davis Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Davis Elem. a good school?
Davis Elem. earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. 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 Davis R-Xii?
None reported; Davis R-Xii operates only Davis Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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