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St. Louis, Missouri - 1 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Atlas Public Schools #101 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,570 per pupil, Atlas Public Schools ranks #47 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Atlas Public Schools operates 1 public schools serving 205 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 St. Louis City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,570 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.5% local, 38.7% state, and 18.8% 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 66/100, ranked #101 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.
and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% African American, 10.4% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Atlas Elementary, enrolling 431 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Atlas Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Atlas Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Atlas Public Schools a distant remainder — means Atlas Public Schools-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.
Atlas Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Atlas Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Atlas Public Schools is typically wider than the Atlas Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Atlas Public Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 205 students.
How much does Atlas Public Schools spend per student?
Atlas Public Schools spends $17,570 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #101 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Atlas Public Schools?
Atlas Public Schools students are 80.0% African American, 10.4% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Atlas Public Schools?
Atlas Public Schools has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #101 out of 432 districts in Missouri.