Enrollment
123
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gatewood, MO
Ripley Co. Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Ripley Co. Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292655001560
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ripley Co. Elem. earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Missouri schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.2:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 82.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 123
- students enrolled
Ripley Co. Elem. has class sizes smaller than 70% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ripley Co. R-Iii · Missouri
NCES ID 292655001560 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.2:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-13% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
82.6%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+79% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ripley Co. Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ripley Co. Elem.
Ripley Co. Elem. is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Gatewood, Missouri, enrolling 123 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.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 82.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 123 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 33 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #8.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 123 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Ripley Co. R-Iii spends $9,694 per pupil, 25% below the Missouri average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Ripley Co. R-Iii operates only this one school, so Ripley Co. 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 Ripley Co. Elem. compares
Ripley Co. 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 | 11.2:1 | ▼ 13% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 82.6% | ▲ 79% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 123 | top 83% | - | - |
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.
123
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
82.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 79% above 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
13.0%
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
$9,694
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 123 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.4 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
White 93.5%
African American 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Largest group: White at 93.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 12.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 12.4, Ripley Co. Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ripley Co. R-Iii, which includes Ripley Co. Elem..
$9,694
Per student
-25%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-42%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.5%
State 50.7%
Federal 22.8%
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 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 (~123 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ripley Co. Elem.
How many students attend Ripley Co. Elem.?
Ripley Co. Elem. has 123 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gatewood, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ripley Co. Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Ripley Co. Elem. 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 Ripley Co. Elem.?
82.6% of students at Ripley Co. Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ripley Co. Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Ripley Co. Elem. is White at 93.5% of enrollment, in Gatewood, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ripley Co. Elem.?
Ripley Co. Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Ripley Co. Elem. a good school?
Ripley Co. Elem. earns 57/100 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 Ripley Co. R-Iii?
None reported; Ripley Co. R-Iii operates only Ripley Co. Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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