Other / mixed grade configuration · Schell City, MO

Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.

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.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292760001694
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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.

62
Resource Index · Higher
7.8:1
small classes for Missouri
57.9%
free-lunch eligible
94
students enrolled

Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. has class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

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

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.8:1

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

What stands out at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.

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

How Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. compares

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

7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
94
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
57.9%
free-lunch eligible - 26% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher - 39% 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
5.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$13,564
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.7 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 93.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%

Largest group: White at 93.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.1, Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Northeast Vernon Co. R-I, which includes Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem..

$13,564
Per student
+5%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.1%
State 29.7%
Federal 28.2%

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 Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. Compares to District-Mates

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.

Other Schools in This District

Northeast Vernon Co. R-I · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.

How many students attend Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.?

Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. has 94 students enrolled. It is a public school in Schell City, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.?

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.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.?

57.9% of students at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. is White at 93.6% of enrollment, in Schell City, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem.?

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).

Is Northeast Vernon Co. R-I Elem. a good school?

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.

What other schools are in Northeast Vernon Co. R-I?

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.

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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