Enrollment
149
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Salem, MO
Oak Hill Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Oak Hill Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292304001319
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 70
📋 Attendance 63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Oak Hill Elem. earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- #1 of 3
- elementary schools in Salem · Resource Index
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.6:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 44.3%
- free-lunch eligible
Oak Hill Elem. has class sizes smaller than 77% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Oak Hill Elem. ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Salem, MO.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.6:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-17% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
44.3%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Oak Hill Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Oak Hill Elem.
Oak Hill Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Salem, Missouri, enrolling 149 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 44.3% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 149 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 232 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #81.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 149 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
14.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 25.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Oak Hill R-I operates only this one school, so Oak Hill Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Oak Hill Elem. compares
Oak Hill 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 | 10.6:1 | ▼ 17% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 44.3% | ▼ 4% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 149 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
149
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
44.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher
- 17% below state mean
Top 23% in Missouri - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.8%
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
$11,879
per pupil, district-wide
- below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 149 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
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 98.0%
African American 1.3%
Two or More 0.7%
Largest group: White at 98.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.9, Oak Hill Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Oak Hill R-I, which includes Oak Hill Elem..
$11,879
Per student
-8%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.7%
State 35.0%
Federal 25.3%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~149 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Oak Hill Elem.
How many students attend Oak Hill Elem.?
Oak Hill Elem. has 149 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Salem, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Hill Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Oak Hill Elem. is 10.6:1, which is 17% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 32% 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 Oak Hill Elem.?
44.3% of students at Oak Hill Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oak Hill Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Oak Hill Elem. is White at 98.0% of enrollment, in Salem, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak Hill Elem.?
Oak Hill Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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).
How does Oak Hill Elem. rank among elementary schools in Salem?
By Resource Investment Index, Oak Hill Elem. ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Salem, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Salem on the city page.
Is Oak Hill Elem. a good school?
Oak Hill Elem. earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Missouri schools. 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 Oak Hill R-I?
None reported; Oak Hill R-I operates only Oak Hill Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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