An equity score of 64/100 ranks Atlas Public Schools #114 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,161 per pupil, Atlas Public Schools ranks #91 of 552 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 $17,161 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 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 64/100, ranked #114 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 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 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.
Atlas Public Schools reports 100.0% 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.
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 $17,161 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #114 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 64/100, ranking #114 out of 433 districts in Missouri.