Enrollment
94
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Schell City, MO
Federal NCES profile for Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
The verdict
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools.
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. has class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
NCES ID 292760001694 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
94
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
57.9%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+26% vs state
How Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
7.8:1 - 5.0 below the Missouri state median of 12.8:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Schell City, Missouri, enrolling 94 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is leaner than roughly 92% of Missouri schools and 39% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 57.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 94 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 73 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #12.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 188 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 28.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Northeast Vernon Co. R-I, also runs Northeast Vernon Co. R-I High (92 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
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I 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 | 7.8:1 | ▼ 39% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 57.9% | ▲ 26% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 94 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: White at 93.6% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 12.1, Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Northeast Vernon Co. R-I, which includes Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem..
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Vernon Co. R-I High | Similar size | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
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 Northeast Vernon Co. R-I 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.
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. has 94 students enrolled. It is a public school in Schell City, MO.
The student-teacher ratio at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is 7.8:1, which is 39% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
57.9% of students at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
The largest demographic group at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is White at 93.6% of enrollment, in Schell City, MO.
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (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).
Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. earns 62/100 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.
Besides Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem., Northeast Vernon Co. R-I also operates Northeast Vernon Co. R-I High (92 students). See the Northeast Vernon Co. R-I district page for the complete list.
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