High school (grades 9-12) · Florissant, MO

Northview

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

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 292676002632
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
88
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Northview earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Missouri schools.

35
Resource Index · Typical
3.1:1
small classes for Missouri
98.0%
free-lunch eligible
132
students enrolled

Northview has class sizes smaller than 99% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

132

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

3.1:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-76% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

98.0%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

+113% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Northview compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Northview

Northview is a high-poverty, mid-sized high school in Florissant, Missouri, enrolling 132 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 3.1:1, Northview is leaner than roughly 99% of Missouri schools and 76% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 98.0% of students qualify for free meals, 113% above the Missouri average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 132 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.

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

Against 67 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #39.

Its student body is led by African American (76%) and White (20%) (diversity index 39/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 264 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Discipline events run high: 52 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 132 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. also operates External Sites (1,223 students) and South Technical (885 students) alongside Northview.

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 Northview compares

Northview on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 3.1:1 ▼ 76% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 98.0% ▲ 113% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 132 top 81% - -

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

3.1:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
98.0%
free-lunch eligible - 113% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
3.1:1
students per teacher - 76% below state mean
Top 1% in Missouri - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
47.7%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 33 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 39.4 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

African American 75.8%
White 19.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%
Two or More 0.8%

Largest group: African American at 75.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.5, Northview is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Northview Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
External Sites Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
South Technical Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Technical Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Ackerman Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hiram Neuwoehner Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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 Northview'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 Northview

How many students attend Northview?

Northview has 132 students enrolled. It is a high school in Florissant, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Northview?

The student-teacher ratio at Northview is 3.1:1, which is 76% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 80% 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 Northview?

98.0% of students at Northview are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Northview?

The largest demographic group at Northview is African American at 75.8% of enrollment, in Florissant, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Northview?

Northview has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Northview a good school?

Northview earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% 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 Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.?

Besides Northview, Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. also operates External Sites (1,223 students), South Technical (885 students), and North Technical (833 students). See the Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. 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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