Other / mixed grade configuration · Verona, MO

Verona Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Verona Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 293081002127
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Verona Elem. earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Missouri schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
10.1:1
small classes for Missouri
61.2%
free-lunch eligible
152
students enrolled

Verona Elem. has class sizes smaller than 80% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

152

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.1:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-21% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

61.2%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

+33% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Verona Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.1:1

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

What stands out at Verona Elem.

Verona Elem. is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Verona, Missouri, enrolling 152 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 61.2% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 152 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 96 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #25.

Its student body is led by White (65%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 49/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 152 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

14.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Verona R-Vii, also runs Verona High (143 students).

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 Verona Elem. compares

Verona 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 10.1:1 ▼ 21% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 61.2% ▲ 33% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 152 top 77% - -

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

10.1:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
152
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
61.2%
free-lunch eligible - 33% 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
10.1:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 20% in Missouri - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.5%
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
$12,911
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 152 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.9 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 64.5%
Hispanic or Latino 29.6%
Asian 5.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%

Largest group: White at 64.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.4, Verona Elem. is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Verona R-Vii, which includes Verona Elem..

$12,911
Per student
0%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.8%
State 44.5%
Federal 15.7%

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 Verona Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Verona High Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Verona R-Vii · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Verona Elem.'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 Verona Elem.

How many students attend Verona Elem.?

Verona Elem. has 152 students enrolled. It is a public school in Verona, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Verona Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Verona Elem. is 10.1:1, which is 21% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 36% 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 Verona Elem.?

61.2% of students at Verona Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Verona Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Verona Elem. is White at 64.5% of enrollment, in Verona, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Verona Elem.?

Verona Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Verona Elem. a good school?

Verona Elem. earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of 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 Verona R-Vii?

Besides Verona Elem., Verona R-Vii also operates Verona High (143 students). See the Verona 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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