Enrollment
491
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 293165002207
Heritage Primary — Wentzville, MO
Federal NCES profile for Heritage Primary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 60/100.
👥 Class size 53
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 55
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Heritage Primary earns a C+ Resource Investment Index (60/100), with class sizes near the Missouri median.
- C+
- Resource Index · 60/100
- 11.7:1
- students per teacher
- 23.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 491
- students enrolled
School address
District: Wentzville R-Iv · Missouri
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
42.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.7:1
vs 12.9:1 Missouri avg
-9% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
23.4%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-49% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Heritage Primary compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Heritage Primary reports 491 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 9% below the Missouri state mean of 12.9:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 26% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 23.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 49% below the Missouri average and 55% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 196 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 17.9% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Wentzville R-Iv spends $15,788 per pupil district-wide, above the Missouri average of $15,248 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 60.1% from local sources (property taxes), 34.4% from the state, and 5.6% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (C+), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Heritage Primary compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Missouri state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.7:1 | ▼ 9% | 12.9:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.4% | ▼ 49% | 46.1% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 491 | top 77% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
12 Among the smallest classes smaller classes than 80% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
491 larger than 60% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
23.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 49% 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
11.7:1
students per teacher
— 9% below state mean
Top 33% in Missouri — lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
17.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$15,788
per pupil, district-wide
— above Missouri avg of $15,248
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.5 FTE
Per 196 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 491 Top 77% in Missouri — larger than 23% of 2,321 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 42.0
Students per teacher 11.7:1 -9% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 23.4% -49% vs state
NCES ID 293165002207
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 2.5
Students per counselor 196:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 17.9%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 6
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wentzville R-Iv, which includes Heritage Primary.
$15,788
Per student
+4%
vs Missouri
Avg $15,248
-19%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 60.1%
State 34.4%
Federal 5.6%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,647
- Students per teacher
- 17.6:1
- Enrollment
- 1,525
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Enrollment
- 1,433
- Students per teacher
- 16.3:1
- Enrollment
- 1,243
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
- Enrollment
- 1,068
- Students per teacher
- 15.7:1
Similar elementary schools in Wentzville
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Stone Creek Elementary
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Frequently asked questions about Heritage Primary
How many students attend Heritage Primary?
Heritage Primary has 491 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in WENTZVILLE, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Primary?
The student-teacher ratio at Heritage Primary is 11.7:1, which is 9% lower than the Missouri average of 12.9:1 and 26% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Heritage Primary?
23.4% of students at Heritage Primary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Heritage Primary?
Heritage Primary has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (C+) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.