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Camdenton, Missouri - 8 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Camdenton R-Iii #248 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,015 per pupil, Camdenton R-Iii ranks #268 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,910
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,015
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Camdenton R-Iii operates 8 public schools serving 3,910 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,015 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 77.6% local, 10.6% state, and 11.8% 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 46/100, ranked #248 of 432 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 254.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Osage Beach Elementary, with a diversity index of 30.6/100.
Its largest campus is Camdenton High, enrolling 1,285 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juvenile Justice Center, at 9 students, a 143x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Camdenton High accounts for 32.9% of all Camdenton R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Camdenton R-Iii-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.
Camdenton R-Iii school enrollment varies 143× across entities
Camdenton R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,285 students (highest), a spread of 1,276 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Camdenton R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — 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 Camdenton R-Iii is typically wider than the Camdenton R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Camdenton R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 Camdenton R-Iii is typically wider than the Camdenton R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.