Enrollment
125
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Doniphan, MO
Ripley Co. Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Ripley Co. Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292658001561
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ripley Co. Elem. earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.8:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 58.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 125
- students enrolled
Ripley Co. Elem. has class sizes smaller than 92% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ripley Co. R-Iv · Missouri
NCES ID 292658001561 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
58.5%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+27% 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 higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Doniphan, Missouri, enrolling 125 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Ripley Co. Elem. is leaner than roughly 92% of Missouri schools and 39% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 58.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 125 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Against 107 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #71.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 5/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 38.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Ripley Co. R-Iv 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 | 7.8:1 | ▼ 39% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 58.5% | ▲ 27% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 125 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
125
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
58.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 27% 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
7.8:1
students per teacher
- 39% below state mean
Top 8% in Missouri - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,929
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 97.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
African American 0.8%
Largest group: White at 97.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 4.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 4.7, 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-Iv, which includes Ripley Co. Elem..
$13,929
Per student
+8%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.7%
State 37.7%
Federal 38.6%
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.
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 (~125 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ripley Co. Elem.
How many students attend Ripley Co. Elem.?
Ripley Co. Elem. has 125 students enrolled. It is a public school in Doniphan, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ripley Co. Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Ripley Co. Elem. is 7.8:1, which is 39% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 50% 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.?
58.5% 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 97.6% of enrollment, in Doniphan, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ripley Co. Elem.?
Ripley Co. Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, 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 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Ripley Co. R-Iv?
None reported; Ripley Co. R-Iv operates only Ripley Co. Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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