Livingston County Elementary School
Public elementary school in Chula, Missouri · Livingston County R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Livingston County Elementary School serves 46 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Chula (Livingston County). It is the only school in Livingston County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 1176th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 6.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 6.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Livingston County R-III School District |
| County | Livingston County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290879000265 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Livingston County R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 46 | 46 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 6.9 | 6.9 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.4% | 67.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Livingston County Elementary School in context
Size
Livingston County Elementary School is the only school in Livingston County R-III School District, so its 46 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.9 miles away and have a median of 89 students, so Livingston County Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 11 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 3, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% fewer students than kindergarten (3 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 76.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (66.9%). Two or more races students are next, at 15.2%.
67.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 21.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Livingston County Elementary School has 6.64 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 46 students would have about 3.7 teachers, so Livingston County Elementary School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Laredo Elementary School, 7.5 miles away in Laredo R-VII School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 76.1% |
| Two or more races | 15.2% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
65.2% of students are girls and 34.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 5 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 5 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
205 Waite St, Chula, MO 64635
Phone: (660)639-3135
Website: chulaschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Livingston County Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo Elementary School | Laredo R-VII | 7.5 mi | 51 | 6.4 | 51% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | Pleasant View R-VI | 10.0 mi | 158 | 10.6 | 29.7% |
| S.M Rissler Elementary School | Trenton R-IX | 13.1 mi | 350 | 9.1 | 54.9% |
| Meadville Elementary School | Meadville R-IV | 13.1 mi | 114 | 11.1 | 31.6% |
| Grundy County Elementary School | Grundy County R-V | 16.6 mi | 54 | 6.8 | 61.1% |
| Tri-County Elementary School | Tri-County R-VII | 17.7 mi | 85 | 7.7 | 51.8% |
| Linn County Elementary School | Linn County R-I | 19.5 mi | 88 | 9.7 | 42% |
| Southwest Livingston County R-1 Elementary School | Southwest Livingston County R-I | 20.3 mi | 90 | 12.4 | 60% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.