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Ash Grove, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Ash Grove R-Iv #387 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,910 per pupil, Ash Grove R-Iv ranks #498 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ash Grove R-Iv operates 3 public schools serving 732 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,910 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.8% local, 35.7% state, and 17.6% 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 26/100, ranked #387 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 131:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ash Grove High, with a diversity index of 16.9/100.
Its largest campus is Ash Grove High, enrolling 333 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Ash Grove High accounts for 42.4% of all Ash Grove R-Iv student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ash Grove 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.
Ash Grove R-Iv student-counselor ratio is 131:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Ash Grove R-Iv chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Ash Grove R-Iv is typically wider than the Ash Grove R-Iv-aggregate figure suggests.
Ash Grove R-Iv has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 732 students.
How much does Ash Grove R-Iv spend per student?
Ash Grove R-Iv spends $9,910 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #387 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Ash Grove R-Iv?
Ash Grove R-Iv students are 92.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ash Grove R-Iv?
Ash Grove R-Iv has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #387 out of 432 districts in Missouri.