Enrollment
123
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 292655001560
Ripley Co. Elem. — Gatewood, MO
Federal NCES profile for Ripley Co. Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 57/100.
👥 Class size 56
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 68
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 →
The verdict
Ripley Co. Elem. earns a C Resource Investment Index (57/100), with class sizes smaller than 75% of Missouri schools.
- C
- Resource Index · 57/100
- 11:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 82.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 123
- students enrolled
School address
District: Ripley Co. 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)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11:1
vs 12.9:1 Missouri avg
-15% 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
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
Ripley Co. Elem. reports 123 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 11.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 11:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 15% below the Missouri state mean of 12.9:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 30% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 82.6% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 79% above the Missouri average and 59% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 123 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 13.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Ripley Co. R-Iii spends $9,694 per pupil district-wide, below the Missouri average of $12,931 and below the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 26.5% from local sources (property taxes), 50.7% from the state, and 22.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (C), calculated from 4 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 Ripley Co. Elem. 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 | 11:1 | ▼ 15% | 12.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 82.6% | ▲ 79% | 46.1% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 123 | top 17% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
11 Among the smallest classes smaller classes than 85% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
123 larger than 12% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 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
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
11:1
students per teacher
— 15% below state mean
Top 25% in Missouri — lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
13.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$9,694
per pupil, district-wide
— below Missouri avg of $12,931
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints 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
Enrollment 123 Top 17% in Missouri — larger than 83% of 2,321 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 11.0
Students per teacher 11:1 -15% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 82.6% +79% vs state
NCES ID 292655001560
Student demographics
White 93.5%
African American 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Largest group: White at 93.5% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 123:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 13.0%
In-school suspensions 9
Out-of-school suspensions 5
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.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
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.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
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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 other school in Gatewood, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ripley Co. Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Ripley Co. Elem. is 11:1, which is 15% lower than the Missouri average of 12.9:1 and 30% 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%. The school serves a student body in Gatewood, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ripley Co. Elem.?
Ripley Co. Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (C) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Ripley Co. Elem. a good school?
Ripley Co. Elem. earns a C Resource Investment Index (57/100), with class sizes smaller than 75% of Missouri schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.