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Plattsburg, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Clinton Co. R-Iii #253 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,776 per pupil, Clinton Co. R-Iii ranks #213 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
665
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,776
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clinton Co. R-Iii operates 3 public schools serving 665 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,776 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 60.4% local, 28.9% state, and 10.7% 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 #253 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 232.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Plattsburg High, with a diversity index of 37.4/100.
Its largest campus is Ellis Elem., enrolling 301 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Ellis Elem. accounts for 43.1% of all Clinton Co. R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Clinton Co. R-Iii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Clinton Co. R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Clinton Co. R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 30.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Clinton Co. R-Iii has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 665 students.
How much does Clinton Co. R-Iii spend per student?
Clinton Co. R-Iii spends $12,776 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #253 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Clinton Co. R-Iii?
Clinton Co. R-Iii students are 81.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clinton Co. R-Iii?
Clinton Co. R-Iii has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #253 out of 432 districts in Missouri.