Enrollment
87
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Sullivan, MO
Strain-Japan Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Strain-Japan Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 291248000510
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Strain-Japan Elem. earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- #1 of 3
- elementary schools in Sullivan · Resource Index
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.4:1
- students per teacher
- 14.5%
- free-lunch eligible
Strain-Japan Elem. has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Strain-Japan Elem. ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Sullivan, MO.
School address
District: Strain-Japan R-Xvi · Missouri
NCES ID 291248000510 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.4:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
14.5%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-69% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Strain-Japan Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Strain-Japan Elem.
Strain-Japan Elem. is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Sullivan, Missouri, enrolling 87 students.
At 12.4:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Missouri median, within a few percentage points of the 12.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 14.5% free-meal eligibility runs 69% below the Missouri average.
Enrollment of 87 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 81 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #38.
Its student body is predominantly White (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 2/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Strain-Japan R-Xvi spends $16,448 per pupil, 27% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Strain-Japan R-Xvi operates only this one school, so Strain-Japan 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 Strain-Japan Elem. compares
Strain-Japan 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 | 12.4:1 | ▼ 3% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 14.5% | ▼ 69% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 87 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
87
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
14.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 69% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher
- 3% below state mean
Top 46% in Missouri - lower ratio than 54% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$16,448
per pupil, district-wide
- above Missouri avg of $12,931
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
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 98.9%
Two or More 1.1%
Largest group: White at 98.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 2.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 2.2, Strain-Japan Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Strain-Japan R-Xvi, which includes Strain-Japan Elem..
$16,448
Per student
+27%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.1%
State 25.9%
Federal 12.9%
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 elementary 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 (~87 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Strain-Japan Elem.
How many students attend Strain-Japan Elem.?
Strain-Japan Elem. has 87 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Sullivan, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Strain-Japan Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Strain-Japan Elem. is 12.4:1, which is 3% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 21% 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 Strain-Japan Elem.?
14.5% of students at Strain-Japan Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Strain-Japan Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Strain-Japan Elem. is White at 98.9% of enrollment, in Sullivan, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Strain-Japan Elem.?
Strain-Japan Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (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).
How does Strain-Japan Elem. rank among elementary schools in Sullivan?
By Resource Investment Index, Strain-Japan Elem. ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Sullivan, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Sullivan on the city page.
Is Strain-Japan Elem. a good school?
Strain-Japan Elem. earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. 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 Strain-Japan R-Xvi?
None reported; Strain-Japan R-Xvi operates only Strain-Japan Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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