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Alton, Missouri - 2 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Alton R-Iv #44 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,895 per pupil, Alton R-Iv ranks #283 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
619
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,895
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alton R-Iv operates 2 public schools serving 619 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Oregon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,895 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.3% local, 46.8% state, and 14.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #44 of 432 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.
a 285.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.8% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alton Elementary, enrolling 290 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Alton Elementary accounts for 46.8% of all Alton R-Iv student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alton R-Iv a distant remainder — means Alton R-Iv-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alton R-Iv has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Alton R-Iv student-counselor ratio is 286:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Alton R-Iv is typically wider than the Alton R-Iv-aggregate figure suggests.
Alton R-Iv chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Alton R-Iv is typically wider than the Alton R-Iv-aggregate figure suggests.