Elementary school (grades K-5) · Spickard, MO
Spickard Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Spickard Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
The verdict
Spickard Elem. earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 83.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 21
- students enrolled
Spickard Elem. has class sizes smaller than 99% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 292877001777 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 292877001777 · Spickard, MO Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
21 enr · 3:1 · 83.3% lunch · RII 61
Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)
Spickard Elem. CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Missouri schools → · Find another →
How Spickard Elem. compares
Spickard 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 | 3:1 | ▼ 77% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 83.3% | ▲ 81% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 21 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Spickard Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Spickard R-Ii, which includes Spickard Elem..
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~21 students)
Frequently asked questions about Spickard Elem.
How many students attend Spickard Elem.?
Spickard Elem. has 21 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Spickard, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spickard Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Spickard Elem. is 3:1, which is 77% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 81% 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 Spickard Elem.?
83.3% of students at Spickard Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spickard Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Spickard Elem. is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Spickard, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Spickard Elem.?
Spickard Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Spickard R-Ii?
None reported; Spickard R-Ii operates only Spickard Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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