Enrollment
48
Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Thornfield, MO
Thornfield Elem.
Federal NCES profile for Thornfield Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292337001348
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 52
📋 Attendance 69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Thornfield Elem. earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Missouri schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Missouri schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Missouri
- 38.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 48
- students enrolled
Thornfield Elem. has class sizes smaller than 91% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Thornfield R-I · Missouri
NCES ID 292337001348 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg
-38% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
38.8%
vs 46.1% Missouri avg
-16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Thornfield Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians
What stands out at Thornfield Elem.
Thornfield Elem. is a small elementary school in Thornfield, Missouri, enrolling 48 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Thornfield Elem. is leaner than roughly 91% of Missouri schools and 38% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 38.8% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Missouri schools, with 48 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.
Against 62 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #36.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 240 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Thornfield R-I spends $18,436 per pupil, 43% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 25.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Thornfield R-I operates only this one school, so Thornfield Elem. has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 48 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 Thornfield Elem. compares
Thornfield 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 38% | 12.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 38.8% | ▼ 16% | 46.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 48 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
48
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
38.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% 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
8:1
students per teacher
- 38% below state mean
Top 9% in Missouri - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$18,436
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
Counselors0.2 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 97.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%
Largest group: White at 97.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 4.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 4.1, Thornfield Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Thornfield R-I, which includes Thornfield Elem..
$18,436
Per student
+43%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.6%
State 35.8%
Federal 25.6%
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 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 (~48 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Thornfield Elem.
How many students attend Thornfield Elem.?
Thornfield Elem. has 48 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Thornfield, MO.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thornfield Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Thornfield Elem. is 8:1, which is 38% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 49% 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 Thornfield Elem.?
38.8% of students at Thornfield Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Thornfield Elem.?
The largest demographic group at Thornfield Elem. is White at 97.9% of enrollment, in Thornfield, MO.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Thornfield Elem.?
Thornfield Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Thornfield Elem. a good school?
Thornfield Elem. earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Thornfield R-I?
None reported; Thornfield R-I operates only Thornfield Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.
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