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Appleton City, Missouri - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Appleton City R-Ii #180 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,311 per pupil, Appleton City R-Ii ranks #248 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
307
Total Enrollment
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$12,311
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Appleton City R-Ii operates 2 public schools serving 307 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,311 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.5% local, 35.9% state, and 11.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #180 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 331:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Appleton City High, enrolling 170 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Appleton City High accounts for 51.4% of all Appleton City R-Ii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Appleton City R-Ii a distant remainder — means Appleton City R-Ii-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.
Appleton City R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — 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 Appleton City R-Ii is typically wider than the Appleton City R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Appleton City R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Appleton City R-Ii has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 307 students.
How much does Appleton City R-Ii spend per student?
Appleton City R-Ii spends $12,311 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #180 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Appleton City R-Ii?
Appleton City R-Ii students are 94.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Appleton City R-Ii?
Appleton City R-Ii has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #180 out of 432 districts in Missouri.