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Herculaneum, Missouri - 4 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Dunklin R-V #209 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,578 per pupil, Dunklin R-V ranks #227 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,585
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,578
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dunklin R-V operates 4 public schools serving 1,585 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $12,578 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 52.1% local, 36.2% state, and 11.7% 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 51/100, ranked #209 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 254.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Taylor Early Childhood, with a diversity index of 27.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pevely Elem., enrolling 714 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Taylor Early Childhood, at 170 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pevely Elem. accounts for 42.1% of all Dunklin R-V student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dunklin R-V-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Dunklin R-V school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Dunklin R-V school enrollment ranges from 170 students (lowest) to 714 students (highest), a spread of 544 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.
Dunklin R-V student-counselor ratio is 255:1 — 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 Dunklin R-V is typically wider than the Dunklin R-V-aggregate figure suggests.
Dunklin R-V chronic absenteeism rate is 29.7% — 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 Dunklin R-V is typically wider than the Dunklin R-V-aggregate figure suggests.