Joe D. Esther Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Lebanon, Missouri
Joe D. Esther Elementary in Lebanon, Missouri enrolled 609 students in 2024-25 with 52.8 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 36% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
949 students in 2022-23, 645 students in 2023-24, 609 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.3 to 52.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 949 | 64.3 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 55.6 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 609 | 52.8 | 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 463 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joe D. Esther Elementary enrolled 643 students and had 1.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.4, one per 463 of the 643 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent12.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.5% of students were White, 6.7% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White87.5%
- Hispanic6.7%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Black1.1%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Lebanon
4 public elementary schools in Lebanon report 2024-25 enrollment; Joe D. Esther Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplecrest Elementary | 656 | 13.5 | 53.0% |
| Joe D. Esther Elementary | 609 | 11.5 | 59.1% |
| Boswell Elementary | 581 | 14.3 | 52.3% |
| Joel E. Barber Elementary | 505 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Joe D. Esther Elementary
- Boswell ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 581 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Maplecrest ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 656 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Joe D. Esther Elementary with Boswell ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lebanon R-III School District spends per student$11,731 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,731
- The largest public schools in MissouriJoe D. Esther Elementary is the number 58 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#58 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 Joe D. Esther Elementary
How many students attend Joe D. Esther Elementary?
609 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 949 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lebanon, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe D. Esther 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 Joe D. Esther Elementary a Title I school?
Joe D. Esther Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Joe D. Esther Elementary in?
Lebanon R-III School District, NCES district ID 2918270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291827000975 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.