Enrollment
46
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chula, MO
Livingston Co. Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Livingston Co. Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290879000265
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Livingston Co. Elem. earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools.
- 65
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.7:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 29.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 46
- students enrolled
Livingston Co. Elem. has class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Livingston Co. R-Iii · Missouri
NCES ID 290879000265 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.7%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-36% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Livingston Co. Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Livingston Co. Elem.
Livingston Co. Elem. is a small combined-grade school in Chula, Missouri, enrolling 46 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, Livingston Co. Elem. is leaner than roughly 92% of Missouri schools and 40% 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 29.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Missouri schools, with 46 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 53 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #9.
Its student body is led by White (76%) and Two or More (15%) (diversity index 39/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Livingston Co. R-Iii operates only this one school, so Livingston Co. Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 46 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 Livingston Co. Elem. compares
Livingston Co. 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 | 7.7:1 | ▼ 40% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.7% | ▼ 36% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 46 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
46
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 36% 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
7.7:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 8% in Missouri - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$15,418
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 76.1%
Two or More 15.2%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Largest group: White at 76.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.0, Livingston Co. Elem. is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Livingston Co. R-Iii, which includes Livingston Co. Elem..
$15,418
Per student
+19%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.5%
State 40.3%
Federal 14.1%
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 (~46 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Livingston Co. Elem.
How many students attend Livingston Co. Elem.?
Livingston Co. Elem. has 46 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chula, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Livingston Co. Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Livingston Co. Elem. is 7.7:1, which is 40% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 51% 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 Livingston Co. Elem.?
29.7% of students at Livingston Co. Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Livingston Co. Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Livingston Co. Elem. is White at 76.1% of enrollment, in Chula, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Livingston Co. Elem.?
Livingston Co. Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (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 Livingston Co. Elem. a good school?
Livingston Co. Elem. earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of 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 Livingston Co. R-Iii?
None reported; Livingston Co. R-Iii operates only Livingston Co. Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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