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Carl Junction, Missouri - 6 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Carl Junction R-I #378 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,958 per pupil, Carl Junction R-I ranks #547 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,443
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$8,958
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carl Junction R-I operates 6 public schools serving 3,443 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Jasper County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,958 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.4% local, 35.2% state, and 20.4% 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 27/100, ranked #378 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 300.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carl Junction High School, with a diversity index of 31.9/100.
Its largest campus is Carl Junction High School, enrolling 924 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Carl Junction Satellite School, at 18 students, a 51x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Carl Junction High School accounts for 26.8% of all Carl Junction R-I student enrollment
That concentration means Carl Junction 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.
Carl Junction R-I school enrollment varies 51× across entities
Carl Junction R-I school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 924 students (highest), a spread of 906 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Carl Junction R-I student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — 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 Carl Junction R-I is typically wider than the Carl Junction R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Carl Junction R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 18.0% — 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 Carl Junction R-I is typically wider than the Carl Junction R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Carl Junction R-I has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,443 students.
How much does Carl Junction R-I spend per student?
Carl Junction R-I spends $8,958 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #378 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Carl Junction R-I?
Carl Junction R-I students are 83.3% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carl Junction R-I?
Carl Junction R-I has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #378 out of 432 districts in Missouri.