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Buffalo, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Dallas Co. R-I #192 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,943 per pupil, Dallas Co. R-I ranks #366 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,782
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,943
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dallas Co. R-I operates 3 public schools serving 1,782 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Dallas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,943 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 39.6% local, 42.1% state, and 18.3% 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 53/100, ranked #192 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.
a 262.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.4% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buffalo Middle, with a diversity index of 18.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mallory Elem., enrolling 599 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Mallory Elem. accounts for 33.6% of all Dallas Co. R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dallas Co. R-I-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.
Dallas Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — 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 Dallas Co. R-I is typically wider than the Dallas Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Dallas Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Dallas Co. R-I is typically wider than the Dallas Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.