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Kansas City, Missouri - 2 schools
An equity score of 89/100 ranks Brookside Charter Sch. #12 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,456 per pupil, Brookside Charter Sch. ranks #124 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
742
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,456
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brookside Charter Sch. operates 2 public schools serving 742 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,456 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.2% local, 47.5% state, and 25.3% 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 89/100, ranked #12 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.
a 256.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Brookside Charter Elementary, enrolling 575 students (72% of the district's total enrollment).
Brookside Charter Elementary accounts for 71.9% of all Brookside Charter Sch. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brookside Charter Sch. a distant remainder — means Brookside Charter Sch.-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.
Brookside Charter Sch. has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.1% 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.
Brookside Charter Sch. student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — 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 Brookside Charter Sch. is typically wider than the Brookside Charter Sch.-aggregate figure suggests.
Brookside Charter Sch. chronic absenteeism rate is 21.8% — 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 Brookside Charter Sch. is typically wider than the Brookside Charter Sch.-aggregate figure suggests.
Brookside Charter Sch. has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 742 students.
How much does Brookside Charter Sch. spend per student?
Brookside Charter Sch. spends $14,456 per student. The district has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #12 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Brookside Charter Sch.?
Brookside Charter Sch. students are 83.8% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brookside Charter Sch.?
Brookside Charter Sch. has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #12 out of 432 districts in Missouri.