Enrollment
55
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Appleton City, MO
Hudson Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Hudson Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 291524000693
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 45
📋 Attendance 96
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hudson Elem. earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Appleton City · Resource Index
- 70
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.9:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 8.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Hudson Elem. has class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Hudson Elem. ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Appleton City, MO.
School address
District: Hudson R-Ix · Missouri
NCES ID 291524000693 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.9:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-38% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.0%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-83% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hudson Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hudson Elem.
Hudson Elem. is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Appleton City, Missouri, enrolling 55 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Hudson Elem. is leaner than roughly 92% of Missouri schools and 38% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 8.0% free-meal eligibility runs 83% below the Missouri average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Missouri schools, with 55 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 18 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 275 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance holds up well here: only 1.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 15.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Hudson R-Ix operates only this one school, so Hudson Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 55 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 Hudson Elem. compares
Hudson 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 | 7.9:1 | ▼ 38% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.0% | ▼ 83% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 55 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
55
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
8.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 83% 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
7.9:1
students per teacher
- 38% below state mean
Top 8% in Missouri - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
1.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,900
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
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.
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 98.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Largest group: White at 98.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.5, Hudson Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hudson R-Ix, which includes Hudson Elem..
$14,900
Per student
+15%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.6%
State 30.6%
Federal 15.8%
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 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.
Similar enrollment (~55 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Hudson Elem.
How many students attend Hudson Elem.?
Hudson Elem. has 55 students enrolled. It is a public school in Appleton City, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hudson Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Hudson Elem. is 7.9:1, which is 38% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 50% 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 Hudson Elem.?
8.0% of students at Hudson Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hudson Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Hudson Elem. is White at 98.2% of enrollment, in Appleton City, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hudson Elem.?
Hudson Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (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).
How does Hudson Elem. rank among public schools in Appleton City?
By Resource Investment Index, Hudson Elem. ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Appleton City, 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 Appleton City on the city page.
Is Hudson Elem. a good school?
Hudson Elem. earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Hudson R-Ix?
None reported; Hudson R-Ix operates only Hudson Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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