Other / mixed grade configuration · St Clair, MO

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.

Federal NCES profile for Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292910002568
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
79
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.

#1 of 5
public schools in St Clair · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
5.2:1
small classes for Missouri
114
students enrolled

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. has class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. ranks #1 of 5 public schools in St Clair, MO.

School address

Enrollment

114

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5.2:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-59% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. is a mid-sized combined-grade school in St Clair, Missouri, enrolling 114 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5.2:1, Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. is leaner than roughly 97% of Missouri schools and 59% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 114 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.

Its student body is predominantly White (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 2/100).

Its district draws 19.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

St. Clair R-Xiii also operates St. Clair High (627 students) and St. Clair Jr. High (451 students) alongside Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop..

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 Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. compares

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.2:1 ▼ 59% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 114 top 84% - -

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

5.2:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
5.2:1
students per teacher - 59% below state mean
Top 3% in Missouri - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$11,193
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.3 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 99.1%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%

Largest group: White at 99.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 1.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 1.8, Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for St. Clair R-Xiii, which includes Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop..

$11,193
Per student
-13%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-33%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.2%
State 36.6%
Federal 19.2%

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 Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
St. Clair High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
St. Clair Jr. High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
St. Clair Elem. Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Edgar Murray Elem. Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

St. Clair R-Xiii · 4 sibling schools

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 Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.'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 Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.

How many students attend Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.?

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. has 114 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in St Clair, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.?

The student-teacher ratio at Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. is 5.2:1, which is 59% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 67% 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 Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.?

The largest demographic group at Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. is White at 99.1% of enrollment, in St Clair, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.?

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. rank among public schools in St Clair?

By Resource Investment Index, Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. ranks #1 of 5 public schools in St Clair, 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 St Clair on the city page.

Is Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. a good school?

Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop. earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 St. Clair R-Xiii?

Besides Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop., St. Clair R-Xiii also operates St. Clair High (627 students), St. Clair Jr. High (451 students), and St. Clair Elem. (441 students). See the St. Clair R-Xiii 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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