Other / mixed grade configuration · Melrose, FL

Melrose Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Melrose Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120162001804
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0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
29
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Melrose Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

35
Resource Index · Typical
15.3:1
students per teacher
47.6%
free-lunch eligible
353
students enrolled

Melrose Elementary School has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

School address

Melrose, FL 32666
District: Putnam · Florida

NCES ID 120162001804 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-8 students YoY

Melrose Elementary School held near 368 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 23.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 120162001804 · Melrose, FL Other · SMALL · TRAD

353 enr · 15.3:1 · 47.6% lunch · RII 35

Nearest enrollment peer: Palatka Jr - Sr High School (1,568 students)

Melrose Elementary School held near 368 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE held 23.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Florida schools → · Find another →

Melrose Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Melrose Elementary School reports 353 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Melrose Elementary School compares

Melrose Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.3:1 ▼ 14% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 47.6% ▼ 8% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 353 top 75% - -

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

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
353
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
47.6%
free-lunch eligible - 8% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 37% in Florida - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
44.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,682
per pupil, district-wide - above Florida avg of $12,081
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 353 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 73.1%
African American 8.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.5%
Two or More 8.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 73.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.4, Melrose Elementary School is less mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Putnam reports $12,682 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Melrose Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Palatka Jr - Sr High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Middleton-Burney Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Interlachen Jr-Sr High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Crescent City Jr-Sr High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Robert H. Jenkins Jr Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Melrose Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Putnam · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~353 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Melrose Elementary School

How many students attend Melrose Elementary School?

Melrose Elementary School has 353 students enrolled. It is a public school in Melrose, FL. CCD year-over-year: 376 (2022-23) → 368 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Melrose Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Melrose Elementary School is 15.3:1, which is 14% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 3% 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 Melrose Elementary School?

47.6% of students at Melrose Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Melrose Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Melrose Elementary School is White at 73.1% of enrollment, in Melrose, FL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Melrose Elementary School?

Melrose Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Putnam?

Besides Melrose Elementary School, Putnam also operates Palatka Jr - Sr High School (1,568 students), Middleton-Burney Elementary School (1,056 students), and Interlachen Jr-Sr High School (999 students). See the Putnam district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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