Other / mixed grade configuration · Miami, MO

Miami Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Miami Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292084001140
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Miami Elem. earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
6.1:1
small classes for Missouri
26.4%
free-lunch eligible
67
students enrolled

Miami Elem. has class sizes smaller than 95% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 292084001140 · Miami, MO Other · SMALL · TRAD

67 enr · 6.1:1 · 26.4% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Miami Elem. CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Missouri schools → · Find another →

How Miami Elem. compares

Miami 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 6.1:1 ▼ 52% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 26.4% ▼ 43% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 67 top 91% - -

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

6.1:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
67
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
26.4%
free-lunch eligible - 43% 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
6.1:1
students per teacher - 52% 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
20.9%
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
$18,097
per pupil, district-wide - above Missouri avg of $14,087
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
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 6 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 94.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
African American 1.5%

Largest group: White at 94.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.4, Miami Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Miami R-I, which includes Miami Elem..

$18,097
Per student
+28%
vs Missouri
Avg $14,087
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 48.3%
State 29.3%
Federal 22.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Miami Elem.

How many students attend Miami Elem.?

Miami Elem. has 67 students enrolled. It is a public school in Miami, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Miami Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Miami Elem. is 6.1:1, which is 52% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 61% 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 Miami Elem.?

26.4% of students at Miami Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Miami Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Miami Elem. is White at 94.0% of enrollment, in Miami, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Miami Elem.?

Miami Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Miami R-I?

None reported; Miami R-I operates only Miami Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

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