Enrollment
41
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Osceola, MO
Roscoe Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Roscoe Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292694001637
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
📋 Attendance 45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Roscoe Elementary earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.9:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 67.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 41
- students enrolled
Roscoe Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.9:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-54% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.3%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
+46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Roscoe Elementary compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Roscoe Elementary
Roscoe Elementary is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Osceola, Missouri, enrolling 41 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.9:1, Roscoe Elementary is leaner than roughly 96% of Missouri schools and 54% 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 67.3% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Missouri schools, with 41 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 41 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Roscoe C-1 spends $17,936 per pupil, 39% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 25.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Roscoe C-1 operates only this one school, so Roscoe Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 41 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Missouri's single-school districts.
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 Roscoe Elementary compares
Roscoe Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Missouri | Missouri avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 5.9:1 | ▼ 54% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.3% | ▲ 46% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 41 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.9:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
41
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
67.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 46% 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
5.9:1
students per teacher
- 54% below state mean
Top 4% in Missouri - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,936
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 41 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.8 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 92.7%
Two or More 4.9%
Asian 2.4%
Largest group: White at 92.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.8, Roscoe Elementary is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Roscoe C-1, which includes Roscoe Elementary.
$17,936
Per student
+39%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.4%
State 36.2%
Federal 25.5%
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 (~41 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Roscoe Elementary
How many students attend Roscoe Elementary?
Roscoe Elementary has 41 students enrolled. It is a public school in Osceola, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roscoe Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Roscoe Elementary is 5.9:1, which is 54% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 62% 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 Roscoe Elementary?
67.3% of students at Roscoe Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Roscoe Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Roscoe Elementary is White at 92.7% of enrollment, in Osceola, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Roscoe Elementary?
Roscoe Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Roscoe Elementary a good school?
Roscoe Elementary earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. 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 Roscoe C-1?
None reported; Roscoe C-1 operates only Roscoe Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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