H. Byron Masterson Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Kennett, Missouri
H. Byron Masterson Elementary in Kennett, Missouri enrolled 417 students in 2024-25 with 36.2 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
451 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 417 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.6 to 36.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 451 | 31.6 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 34.3 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 417 | 36.2 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools
Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 226 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection H. Byron Masterson Elementary enrolled 452 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 226 of the 452 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent12.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.8% of students were White, 33.8% Black, 9.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White46.8%
- Black33.8%
- Two or more races9.6%
- Hispanic8.6%
- Asian1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Kennett
2 public elementary schools in Kennett report 2024-25 enrollment; H. Byron Masterson Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary | 420 | 13.0 | 100.0% |
| H. Byron Masterson Elementary | 417 | 11.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about H. Byron Masterson Elementary
- South ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 420 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Delta C-7 ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 97 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare H. Byron Masterson Elementary with South ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kennett School District 39 spends per student$10,781 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,781
- The largest public schools in MissouriH. Byron Masterson Elementary is the number 331 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#331 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.11.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about H. Byron Masterson Elementary
How many students attend H. Byron Masterson Elementary?
417 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 451 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kennett, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at H. Byron Masterson Elementary?
11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is H. Byron Masterson Elementary a Title I school?
H. Byron Masterson Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is H. Byron Masterson Elementary in?
Kennett School District 39, NCES district ID 2916500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291650000896 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.