An equity score of 41/100 ranks Bolivar R-I #281 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,329 per pupil, Bolivar R-I ranks #424 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,777
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,329
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bolivar R-I operates 5 public schools serving 2,777 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,329 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.3% local, 42.4% state, and 16.3% 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 41/100, ranked #281 of 433 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 334.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bolivar High, with a diversity index of 15.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bolivar High, enrolling 831 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Learning Cntr, at 157 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bolivar High accounts for 29.9% of all Bolivar R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bolivar R-I-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bolivar R-I school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Bolivar R-I school enrollment ranges from 157 students (lowest) to 831 students (highest), a spread of 674 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bolivar R-I student-counselor ratio is 334:1 — 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 Bolivar R-I is typically wider than the Bolivar R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Bolivar R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Bolivar R-I is typically wider than the Bolivar R-I-aggregate figure suggests.