Enrollment
32
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Kingston, MO
Kingston Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Kingston Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 291662000908
👥 S:T ratio 79
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Kingston Elem. earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.3:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 90.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 32
- students enrolled
Kingston Elem. has class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Kingston 42 · Missouri
NCES ID 291662000908 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.3:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-59% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
90.9%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+97% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kingston Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Kingston Elem.
Kingston Elem. is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Kingston, Missouri, enrolling 32 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.3:1, Kingston Elem. is leaner than roughly 97% of Missouri schools and 59% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 90.9% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Missouri schools, with 32 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Against 26 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).
12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Kingston 42 spends $16,079 per pupil, 24% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 20.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Kingston 42 operates only this one school, so Kingston Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 32 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 Kingston Elem. compares
Kingston 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 | 5.3:1 | ▼ 59% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 90.9% | ▲ 97% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 32 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.3:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
32
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
90.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 97% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5.3:1
students per teacher
- 59% below state mean
Top 3% in Missouri - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.5%
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
$16,079
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.1 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 87.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.4%
African American 3.1%
Largest group: White at 87.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.5, Kingston Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kingston 42, which includes Kingston Elem..
$16,079
Per student
+24%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.0%
State 35.3%
Federal 20.7%
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 (~32 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Kingston Elem.
How many students attend Kingston Elem.?
Kingston Elem. has 32 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kingston, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingston Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Kingston Elem. is 5.3:1, which is 59% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 66% 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 Kingston Elem.?
90.9% of students at Kingston Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kingston Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Kingston Elem. is White at 87.5% of enrollment, in Kingston, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kingston Elem.?
Kingston Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (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 Kingston Elem. a good school?
Kingston Elem. earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Kingston 42?
None reported; Kingston 42 operates only Kingston Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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