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Blue Springs, Missouri - 20 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Blue Springs R-Iv #396 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,399 per pupil, Blue Springs R-Iv ranks #325 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,595
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$11,399
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Springs R-Iv operates 20 public schools serving 14,595 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 4 middle, 3 combined, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,399 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 66.8% local, 25.6% state, and 7.6% 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 23/100, ranked #396 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 453.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.4% White, 13.1% African American, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is William Yates Elem., with a diversity index of 72.2/100.
Its largest campus is Blue Springs High, enrolling 2,429 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Liggett Trail Education Center, at 159 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Blue Springs High accounts for 16.6% of all Blue Springs R-Iv student enrollment
That concentration means Blue Springs R-Iv-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Blue Springs R-Iv school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Blue Springs R-Iv school enrollment ranges from 159 students (lowest) to 2,429 students (highest), a spread of 2,270 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Blue Springs R-Iv student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Blue Springs R-Iv chronic absenteeism rate is 10.7% — 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.
Blue Springs R-Iv has 20 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 14,595 students.
How much does Blue Springs R-Iv spend per student?
Blue Springs R-Iv spends $11,399 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #396 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Springs R-Iv?
Blue Springs R-Iv students are 64.4% White, 13.1% African American, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Springs R-Iv?
Blue Springs R-Iv has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #396 out of 432 districts in Missouri.