Enrollment
186
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · West Plains, MO
Junction Hill Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Junction Hill Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 291506000689
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 63
📋 Attendance 60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Junction Hill Elem. earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- #2 of 8
- schools in West Plains · Resource Index
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.8:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 43.5%
- free-lunch eligible
Junction Hill Elem. has class sizes smaller than 83% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Junction Hill Elem. ranks #2 of 8 schools in West Plains, MO.
School address
District: Junction Hill C-12 · Missouri
NCES ID 291506000689 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.8:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-23% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
43.5%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Junction Hill Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Junction Hill Elem.
Junction Hill Elem. is a mid-sized combined-grade school in West Plains, Missouri, enrolling 186 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 43.5% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 186 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Against 305 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #120.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 3/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 186 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
16.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 20.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Junction Hill C-12 operates only this one school, so Junction Hill Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Junction Hill Elem. compares
Junction Hill 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 | 9.8:1 | ▼ 23% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 43.5% | ▼ 6% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 186 | top 72% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
186
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
43.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher
- 23% below state mean
Top 17% in Missouri - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$12,571
per pupil, district-wide
- below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 186 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
29
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.9 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 98.4%
Hispanic or Latino 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or More 0.5%
Largest group: White at 98.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.2, Junction Hill Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Junction Hill C-12, which includes Junction Hill Elem..
$12,571
Per student
-3%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.4%
State 45.6%
Federal 20.0%
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 (~186 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Junction Hill Elem.
How many students attend Junction Hill Elem.?
Junction Hill Elem. has 186 students enrolled. It is a public school in West Plains, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Junction Hill Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Junction Hill Elem. is 9.8:1, which is 23% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 38% 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 Junction Hill Elem.?
43.5% of students at Junction Hill Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Junction Hill Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Junction Hill Elem. is White at 98.4% of enrollment, in West Plains, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Junction Hill Elem.?
Junction Hill Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Junction Hill Elem. rank among schools in West Plains?
By Resource Investment Index, Junction Hill Elem. ranks #2 of 8 schools in West Plains, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in West Plains on the city page.
Is Junction Hill Elem. a good school?
Junction Hill Elem. earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% 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 Junction Hill C-12?
None reported; Junction Hill C-12 operates only Junction Hill Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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