Other / mixed grade configuration · Winston, MO

Winston Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Winston Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 293225002261
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Winston Elem. earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools.

62
Resource Index · Higher
7.1:1
small classes for Missouri
38.1%
free-lunch eligible
64
students enrolled

Winston Elem. has class sizes smaller than 94% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

64

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.1:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-45% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

38.1%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.1:1

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

What stands out at Winston Elem.

Winston Elem. is a small combined-grade school in Winston, Missouri, enrolling 64 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.1:1, Winston Elem. is leaner than roughly 94% of Missouri schools and 45% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 38.1% 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 92% of Missouri schools, with 64 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 82 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #22.

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 128 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

10.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Winston R-Vi spends $16,842 per pupil, 30% above the Missouri average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 15.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Winston R-Vi, also runs Winston High (54 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 Winston Elem. compares

Winston 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 7.1:1 ▼ 45% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 38.1% ▼ 17% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 64 top 92% - -

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

7.1:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
64
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
38.1%
free-lunch eligible - 17% 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
7.1:1
students per teacher - 45% below state mean
Top 6% in Missouri - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.9%
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
$16,842
per pupil, district-wide - above Missouri avg of $12,931
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 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 93.8%
Two or More 6.3%

Largest group: White at 93.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.6, Winston Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Winston R-Vi, which includes Winston Elem..

$16,842
Per student
+30%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.7%
State 32.2%
Federal 15.1%

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 Winston Elem. Compares to District-Mates

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

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

Other Schools in This District

Winston R-Vi · 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 Winston 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 Winston Elem.

How many students attend Winston Elem.?

Winston Elem. has 64 students enrolled. It is a public school in Winston, MO.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Winston Elem. is 7.1:1, which is 45% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 55% 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 Winston Elem.?

38.1% of students at Winston Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

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

The largest demographic group at Winston Elem. is White at 93.8% of enrollment, in Winston, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Winston Elem.?

Winston Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (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 Winston Elem. a good school?

Winston Elem. earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Winston R-Vi?

Besides Winston Elem., Winston R-Vi also operates Winston High (54 students). See the Winston R-Vi 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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