Other / mixed grade configuration · Camdenton, MO

Juvenile Justice Center

Federal NCES profile for Juvenile Justice Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290699001953
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Juvenile Justice Center earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.

#1 of 6
public schools in Camdenton · Resource Index
64
Resource Index · Higher
9:1
small classes for Missouri
9
students enrolled

Juvenile Justice Center has class sizes smaller than 87% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Juvenile Justice Center ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Camdenton, MO.

School address

Enrollment

9

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Juvenile Justice Center compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Juvenile Justice Center

Juvenile Justice Center is a small combined-grade school in Camdenton, Missouri, enrolling 9 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9:1, Juvenile Justice Center is leaner than roughly 87% of Missouri schools and 30% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Missouri schools, with 9 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).

Camdenton R-Iii also operates Camdenton High (1,285 students) and Camdenton Middle (599 students) alongside Juvenile Justice Center.

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 Juvenile Justice Center compares

Juvenile Justice Center on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9:1 ▼ 30% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 9 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
9
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 13% in Missouri - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,015
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.

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 88.9%
African American 11.1%

Largest group: White at 88.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.7, Juvenile Justice Center is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Camdenton R-Iii, which includes Juvenile Justice Center.

$12,015
Per student
-7%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.6%
State 10.6%
Federal 11.8%

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.

How Juvenile Justice Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Camdenton High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Camdenton Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dogwood Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Oak Ridge Intermediate Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hawthorn Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Juvenile Justice Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Camdenton R-Iii · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Juvenile Justice Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Juvenile Justice Center

How many students attend Juvenile Justice Center?

Juvenile Justice Center has 9 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Camdenton, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Juvenile Justice Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Juvenile Justice Center is 9:1, which is 30% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 43% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Juvenile Justice Center?

The largest demographic group at Juvenile Justice Center is White at 88.9% of enrollment, in Camdenton, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Juvenile Justice Center?

Juvenile Justice Center has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Juvenile Justice Center rank among public schools in Camdenton?

By Resource Investment Index, Juvenile Justice Center ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Camdenton, 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 Camdenton on the city page.

Is Juvenile Justice Center a good school?

Juvenile Justice Center earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. 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 Camdenton R-Iii?

Besides Juvenile Justice Center, Camdenton R-Iii also operates Camdenton High (1,285 students), Camdenton Middle (599 students), and Dogwood Elementary (592 students). See the Camdenton R-Iii district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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