Enrollment
38
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Latham, MO
Latham Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Latham Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292118001164
👥 S:T ratio 75
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Latham Elem. earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.
- 66
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.3:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 25.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 38
- students enrolled
Latham Elem. has class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Moniteau Co. R-V · Missouri
NCES ID 292118001164 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.3:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-51% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
25.9%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Latham Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Latham Elem.
Latham Elem. is a small elementary school in Latham, Missouri, enrolling 38 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.3:1, Latham Elem. is leaner than roughly 95% of Missouri schools and 51% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 25.9% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Missouri schools, with 38 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 29 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 38 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Moniteau Co. R-V spends $23,162 per pupil, 79% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 31.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Moniteau Co. R-V operates only this one school, so Latham Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 38 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 Latham Elem. compares
Latham 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 | 6.3:1 | ▼ 51% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.9% | ▼ 44% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 38 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.3:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
38
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
25.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 44% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
6.3:1
students per teacher
- 51% below state mean
Top 5% in Missouri - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.2%
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
$23,162
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 38 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Latham Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Moniteau Co. R-V, which includes Latham Elem..
$23,162
Per student
+79%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.2%
State 19.9%
Federal 31.9%
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 elementary 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 (~38 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Latham Elem.
How many students attend Latham Elem.?
Latham Elem. has 38 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Latham, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Latham Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Latham Elem. is 6.3:1, which is 51% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 60% 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 Latham Elem.?
25.9% of students at Latham Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Latham Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Latham Elem. is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Latham, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Latham Elem.?
Latham Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (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).
Is Latham Elem. a good school?
Latham Elem. earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Moniteau Co. R-V?
None reported; Moniteau Co. R-V operates only Latham Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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