An equity score of 69/100 ranks Clayton #79 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,526 per pupil, Clayton ranks #21 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,351
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,526
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clayton operates 5 public schools serving 2,351 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,526 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 56 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 93.6% local, 3.0% state, and 3.3% 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 69/100, ranked #79 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 286.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 11.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.6% White, 11.8% Asian, 11.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Glenridge Elem., with a diversity index of 64.1/100.
Its largest campus is Clayton High, enrolling 788 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 2.8% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (2,351 to 2,416 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 0.6 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $64,369,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 50.3% went to instruction, 34% to support services, and 10.1% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Clayton High accounts for 33.3% of all Clayton student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Clayton-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.
Clayton school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Clayton school enrollment ranges from 286 students (lowest) to 788 students (highest), a spread of 502 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.
Clayton student-counselor ratio is 287:1 — 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 Clayton is typically wider than the Clayton-aggregate figure suggests.
Clayton chronic absenteeism rate is 11.9% — 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.