An equity score of 58/100 ranks Carthage R-Ix #159 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,082 per pupil, Carthage R-Ix ranks #345 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,092
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$12,082
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carthage R-Ix operates 10 public schools serving 5,092 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 combined, 1 high 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 Jasper County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,082 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.2% local, 46.4% state, and 17.3% 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 58/100, ranked #159 of 433 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 336.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.1% White, 44.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carthage 6th Grade Center, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.
Its largest campus is Carthage High School, enrolling 1,626 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood and Pat Center, at 116 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Carthage High School accounts for 31.9% of all Carthage R-Ix student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Carthage R-Ix-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Carthage R-Ix school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Carthage R-Ix school enrollment ranges from 116 students (lowest) to 1,626 students (highest), a spread of 1,510 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Carthage R-Ix student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — 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 Carthage R-Ix is typically wider than the Carthage R-Ix-aggregate figure suggests.
Carthage R-Ix chronic absenteeism rate is 12.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.