An equity score of 50/100 ranks Brookfield R-Iii #216 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,715 per pupil, Brookfield R-Iii ranks #298 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
877
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,715
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brookfield R-Iii operates 3 public schools serving 877 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Linn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,715 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 47.3% local, 33.1% state, and 19.6% 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 50/100, ranked #216 of 433 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 307.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brookfield Middle, with a diversity index of 17.2/100.
Its largest campus is Brookfield Elem., enrolling 417 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Brookfield Elem. accounts for 45.2% of all Brookfield R-Iii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brookfield R-Iii a distant remainder — means Brookfield R-Iii-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Brookfield R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 308:1 — 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 Brookfield R-Iii is typically wider than the Brookfield R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Brookfield R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 14.4% — 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.