High school (grades 9-12) · Spokane, MO

Spokane High

Federal NCES profile for Spokane High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 292880001779
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
📚 AP courses
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Spokane High earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median.

53
Resource Index · Higher
11.9:1
students per teacher
20.2%
free-lunch eligible
203
students enrolled

Spokane High has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

203

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.9:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

20.2%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-56% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Spokane High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:111.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Spokane High

Spokane High is a mid-sized high school in Spokane, Missouri, enrolling 203 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 20.2% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 203 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 219 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #61.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 7 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 203 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 17.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 62 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 203 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Spokane R-Vii also operates Highlandville Elem. (384 students) and Spokane Middle (160 students) alongside Spokane High.

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 Spokane High compares

Spokane High on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.9:1 ▼ 7% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.2% ▼ 56% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 203 top 69% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
203
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
20.2%
free-lunch eligible - 56% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 39% in Missouri - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.7%
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
$10,601
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 203 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
49
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 24.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 30.5 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 93.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 93.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.3, Spokane High is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 7
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Spokane R-Vii, which includes Spokane High.

$10,601
Per student
-18%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.5%
State 33.9%
Federal 17.5%

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.

How Spokane High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Highlandville Elem. Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Spokane Middle Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Spokane High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Spokane R-Vii · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Spokane High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Spokane High

How many students attend Spokane High?

Spokane High has 203 students enrolled. It is a high school in Spokane, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Spokane High?

The student-teacher ratio at Spokane High is 11.9:1, which is 7% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 24% 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 Spokane High?

20.2% of students at Spokane High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spokane High?

The largest demographic group at Spokane High is White at 93.6% of enrollment, in Spokane, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Spokane High?

Spokane High has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Spokane High a good school?

Spokane High earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. 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 Spokane R-Vii?

Besides Spokane High, Spokane R-Vii also operates Highlandville Elem. (384 students) and Spokane Middle (160 students). See the Spokane R-Vii district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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