Enrollment
49
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Holliday, MO
Holliday Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Holliday Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 291452000682
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Holliday Elementary earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.1:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 20.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 49
- students enrolled
Holliday Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Holliday C-2 · Missouri
NCES ID 291452000682 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.1:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-52% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
20.4%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-56% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Holliday Elementary compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Holliday Elementary
Holliday Elementary is a small elementary school in Holliday, Missouri, enrolling 49 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.1:1, Holliday Elementary is leaner than roughly 95% of Missouri schools and 52% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 20.4% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Missouri schools, with 49 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Against 48 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #26.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
12.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 17.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Holliday C-2 operates only this one school, so Holliday Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 49 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 Holliday Elementary compares
Holliday Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.1:1 | ▼ 52% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 20.4% | ▼ 56% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 49 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.1:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
49
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
20.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 56% 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
6.1:1
students per teacher
- 52% below state mean
Top 5% in Missouri - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,377
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
Counselors0.0 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.
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 91.8%
Asian 4.1%
African American 2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.0%
Largest group: White at 91.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.5, Holliday Elementary is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Holliday C-2, which includes Holliday Elementary.
$15,377
Per student
+19%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.2%
State 34.4%
Federal 17.3%
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 (~49 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Holliday Elementary
How many students attend Holliday Elementary?
Holliday Elementary has 49 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Holliday, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holliday Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Holliday Elementary is 6.1:1, which is 52% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 61% 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 Holliday Elementary?
20.4% of students at Holliday Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Holliday Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Holliday Elementary is White at 91.8% of enrollment, in Holliday, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Holliday Elementary?
Holliday Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Holliday Elementary a good school?
Holliday Elementary earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of 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 Holliday C-2?
None reported; Holliday C-2 operates only Holliday Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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