Elementary school (grades K-5) · Maitland, MO

Nodaway-Holt Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Nodaway-Holt Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292256002816
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
77
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Nodaway-Holt Elem. earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.

58
Resource Index · Higher
11.6:1
students per teacher
36.6%
free-lunch eligible
116
students enrolled

Nodaway-Holt Elem. has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

116

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.6:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

36.6%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-21% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Nodaway-Holt Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:111.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Nodaway-Holt Elem.

Nodaway-Holt Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Maitland, Missouri, enrolling 116 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 36.6% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 116 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Against 188 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #44.

Its student body is predominantly White (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 2/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 116 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

12.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district, Nodaway-Holt R-Vii, also runs Nodaway-Holt Ms/Hs (89 students).

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 Nodaway-Holt Elem. compares

Nodaway-Holt 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 11.6:1 ▼ 9% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 36.6% ▼ 21% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 116 top 84% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
116
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
36.6%
free-lunch eligible - 21% 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
11.6:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 36% in Missouri - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.1%
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
$13,500
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 116 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.6 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 99.1%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 99.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 1.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 1.8, Nodaway-Holt Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Nodaway-Holt R-Vii, which includes Nodaway-Holt Elem..

$13,500
Per student
+4%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.7%
State 22.1%
Federal 11.2%

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.

How Nodaway-Holt Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Nodaway-Holt Ms/Hs Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Nodaway-Holt Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Nodaway-Holt R-Vii · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Nodaway-Holt Elem.'s federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Nodaway-Holt Elem.

How many students attend Nodaway-Holt Elem.?

Nodaway-Holt Elem. has 116 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Maitland, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Nodaway-Holt Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Nodaway-Holt Elem. is 11.6:1, which is 9% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 26% 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 Nodaway-Holt Elem.?

36.6% of students at Nodaway-Holt Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Nodaway-Holt Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Nodaway-Holt Elem. is White at 99.1% of enrollment, in Maitland, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Nodaway-Holt Elem.?

Nodaway-Holt Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (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 Nodaway-Holt Elem. a good school?

Nodaway-Holt Elem. earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Nodaway-Holt R-Vii?

Besides Nodaway-Holt Elem., Nodaway-Holt R-Vii also operates Nodaway-Holt Ms/Hs (89 students). See the Nodaway-Holt R-Vii district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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