Enrollment
190
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Rich Hill, MO
Rich Hill High
Federal NCES profile for Rich Hill High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292631001544
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 24
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rich Hill High earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Missouri schools.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.2:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 40.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 190
- students enrolled
Rich Hill High has class sizes smaller than 70% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Rich Hill R-Iv · Missouri
NCES ID 292631001544 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.2:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-13% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
40.5%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rich Hill High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rich Hill High
Rich Hill High is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Rich Hill, Missouri, enrolling 190 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 40.5% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 190 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.
Among 333 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #293, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 380 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 16.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Rich Hill R-Iv, also runs Rich Hill Elem. (192 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 Rich Hill High compares
Rich Hill 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 | 11.2:1 | ▼ 13% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 40.5% | ▼ 12% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 190 | top 71% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
190
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
40.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 12% 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
11.2:1
students per teacher
- 13% below state mean
Top 30% in Missouri - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,833
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.5 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 89.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7%
African American 2.6%
Two or More 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 89.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.6, Rich Hill High is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rich Hill R-Iv, which includes Rich Hill High.
$10,833
Per student
-16%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.1%
State 37.0%
Federal 16.9%
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 Rich Hill High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Hill Elem. | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Rich Hill High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 192
- Students per teacher
- 13.7:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~190 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Rich Hill High
How many students attend Rich Hill High?
Rich Hill High has 190 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rich Hill, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rich Hill High?
The student-teacher ratio at Rich Hill High is 11.2:1, which is 13% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 29% 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 Rich Hill High?
40.5% of students at Rich Hill High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rich Hill High?
The largest demographic group at Rich Hill High is White at 89.5% of enrollment, in Rich Hill, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rich Hill High?
Rich Hill High has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical 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 Rich Hill High a good school?
Rich Hill High earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% 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 Rich Hill R-Iv?
Besides Rich Hill High, Rich Hill R-Iv also operates Rich Hill Elem. (192 students). See the Rich Hill R-Iv district page for the complete list.
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