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Desoto, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Desoto 73 #265 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,806 per pupil, Desoto 73 ranks #382 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,543
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,806
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Desoto 73 operates 5 public schools serving 2,543 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,806 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 45.8% local, 35.8% state, and 18.4% 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 43/100, ranked #265 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 296.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Vineland Elem., with a diversity index of 16.8/100.
Its largest campus is Desoto Sr. High, enrolling 862 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Ctr., at 146 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Desoto Sr. High accounts for 33.9% of all Desoto 73 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Desoto 73-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.
Desoto 73 school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Desoto 73 school enrollment ranges from 146 students (lowest) to 862 students (highest), a spread of 716 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.
Desoto 73 student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — 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 Desoto 73 is typically wider than the Desoto 73-aggregate figure suggests.
Desoto 73 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Desoto 73 is typically wider than the Desoto 73-aggregate figure suggests.