An equity score of 20/100 ranks Butler R-V #415 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,549 per pupil, Butler R-V ranks #504 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
997
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,549
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Butler R-V operates 3 public schools serving 997 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Bates County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,549 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 56 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.8% local, 32.3% state, and 16.9% 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 20/100, ranked #415 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 324:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Butler High, with a diversity index of 22.6/100.
Its largest campus is Butler High, enrolling 476 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Butler Early Childhood, at 85 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Butler High accounts for 47.7% of all Butler R-V student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Butler R-V a distant remainder — means Butler R-V-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.
Butler R-V school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Butler R-V school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 476 students (highest), a spread of 391 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.
Butler R-V student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Butler R-V is typically wider than the Butler R-V-aggregate figure suggests.
Butler R-V chronic absenteeism rate is 20.2% — 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 Butler R-V is typically wider than the Butler R-V-aggregate figure suggests.