An equity score of 95/100 ranks Academy for Integrated Arts #5 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,774 per pupil, Academy for Integrated Arts ranks #79 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy for Integrated Arts operates 1 public schools serving 270 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,774 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.5% local, 51.6% state, and 24.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 95/100, ranked #5 of 433 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 43.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.4% African American, 11.9% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Academy for Integrated Arts, enrolling 244 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Academy for Integrated Arts accounts for 90.4% of all Academy for Integrated Arts student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy for Integrated Arts a distant remainder — means Academy for Integrated Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Academy for Integrated Arts reports 98.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Academy for Integrated Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 43.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Academy for Integrated Arts?
Academy for Integrated Arts has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 270 students.
How much does Academy for Integrated Arts spend per student?
Academy for Integrated Arts spends $17,774 per student. The district has an equity score of 95/100, ranking #5 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Academy for Integrated Arts?
Academy for Integrated Arts students are 75.4% African American, 11.9% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy for Integrated Arts?
Academy for Integrated Arts has an equity score of 95/100, ranking #5 out of 433 districts in Missouri.