Enrollment
973
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 292346001356
Pacific High — Pacific, MO
Federal NCES profile for Pacific High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 54/100.
👥 Class size 34
📚 AP courses 90
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 26
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Meramec Valley R-Iii · Missouri
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
58.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.4:1
vs 12.9:1 Missouri avg
+27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
23.4%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-49% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pacific High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Pacific High reports 973 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 16.4:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 27% above the Missouri state mean of 12.9:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 3% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 23.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 49% below the Missouri average and 55% below the national baseline. The school offers 18 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 243 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 29.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Meramec Valley R-Iii spends $16,767 per pupil district-wide, above the Missouri average of $15,248 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 57.1% from local sources (property taxes), 29.4% from the state, and 13.6% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (C-), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Pacific High compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Missouri state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.4:1 | ▲ 27% | 12.9:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.4% | ▼ 49% | 46.1% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 973 | top 95% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
23.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 49% 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
16.4:1
students per teacher
— 27% above state mean
Top 90% in Missouri — lower ratio than 10% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
29.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,767
per pupil, district-wide
— above Missouri avg of $15,248
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 243 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
157
in-school suspensions + 76 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 16.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 23.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 973 Top 95% in Missouri — larger than 5% of 2,321 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 58.0
Students per teacher 16.4:1 +27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 23.4% -49% vs state
NCES ID 292346001356
Student demographics
White 88.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.4%
Two or More 3.6%
African American 1.6%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 88.8% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 18
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 4.0
Students per counselor 243:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 29.8%
In-school suspensions 157
Out-of-school suspensions 76
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Meramec Valley R-Iii, which includes Pacific High.
$16,767
Per student
+10%
vs Missouri
Avg $15,248
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 57.1%
State 29.4%
Federal 13.6%
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.
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- Students per teacher
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- Students per teacher
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- Students per teacher
- 13.4:1
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- 265
- Students per teacher
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- Enrollment
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- Students per teacher
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Pacific High
How many students attend Pacific High?
Pacific High has 973 students enrolled. It is a high school in PACIFIC, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific High?
The student-teacher ratio at Pacific High is 16.4:1, which is 27% higher than the Missouri average of 12.9:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pacific High?
23.4% of students at Pacific High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pacific High?
The largest demographic group at Pacific High is White at 88.8%. The school serves a diverse student body in PACIFIC, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pacific High?
Pacific High has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (C-) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.