Other / mixed grade configuration · Oak Ridge, MO

Oak Ridge High

Federal NCES profile for Oak Ridge High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292307001321
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
76
📋 Attendance
80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oak Ridge High earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.

61
Resource Index · Higher
10.2:1
small classes for Missouri
20.7%
free-lunch eligible
183
students enrolled

Oak Ridge High has class sizes smaller than 80% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

183

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.2:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-20% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

20.7%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-55% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oak Ridge High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.2:1

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

What stands out at Oak Ridge High

Oak Ridge High is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Oak Ridge, Missouri, enrolling 183 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 20.7% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 183 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 222 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #36.

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 122 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Oak Ridge R-Vi, also runs Oak Ridge Elem. (182 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 Oak Ridge High compares

Oak Ridge High on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 20% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.7% ▼ 55% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 183 top 73% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
183
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
20.7%
free-lunch eligible - 55% 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
10.2:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 20% in Missouri - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,443
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
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 122 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 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 97.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 97.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.3, Oak Ridge High is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Oak Ridge R-Vi, which includes Oak Ridge High.

$10,443
Per student
-19%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.5%
State 36.5%
Federal 15.0%

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 Oak Ridge High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Oak Ridge Elem. Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Oak Ridge R-Vi · 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 Oak Ridge High'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 Oak Ridge High

How many students attend Oak Ridge High?

Oak Ridge High has 183 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oak Ridge, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Ridge High?

The student-teacher ratio at Oak Ridge High is 10.2:1, which is 20% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 35% 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 Ridge High?

20.7% of students at Oak Ridge High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oak Ridge High?

The largest demographic group at Oak Ridge High is White at 97.8% of enrollment, in Oak Ridge, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak Ridge High?

Oak Ridge High has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Oak Ridge High a good school?

Oak Ridge High earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% 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 Ridge R-Vi?

Besides Oak Ridge High, Oak Ridge R-Vi also operates Oak Ridge Elem. (182 students). See the Oak Ridge R-Vi 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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