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Cameron, Missouri - 4 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Cameron R-I #292 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,921 per pupil, Cameron R-I ranks #369 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,651
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,921
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cameron R-I operates 4 public schools serving 1,651 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,921 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.3% local, 41.2% state, and 8.5% 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 40/100, ranked #292 of 432 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 343.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.6% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cameron High, with a diversity index of 19.7/100.
Its largest campus is Cameron High, enrolling 453 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Cameron High accounts for 27.4% of all Cameron R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cameron R-I-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.
Cameron R-I student-counselor ratio is 344:1 — 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 Cameron R-I is typically wider than the Cameron R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Cameron R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Cameron R-I is typically wider than the Cameron R-I-aggregate figure suggests.