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Ellsinore, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks East Carter Co. R-Ii #82 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,391 per pupil, East Carter Co. R-Ii ranks #243 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,391
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Carter Co. R-Ii operates 3 public schools serving 652 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 Carter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,391 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 33.0% local, 45.1% state, and 21.9% 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 68/100, ranked #82 of 432 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.
a 405.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.4% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Carter Co. R-Ii High, with a diversity index of 13.6/100.
Its largest campus is East Carter Co. R-Ii Elem., enrolling 364 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
East Carter Co. R-Ii Elem. accounts for 52.1% of all East Carter Co. R-Ii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Carter Co. R-Ii a distant remainder — means East Carter Co. R-Ii-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.
East Carter Co. R-Ii school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
East Carter Co. R-Ii school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 364 students (highest), a spread of 210 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.
East Carter Co. R-Ii has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
East Carter Co. R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 405:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
East Carter Co. R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 11.2% — 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.
East Carter Co. R-Ii has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 652 students.
How much does East Carter Co. R-Ii spend per student?
East Carter Co. R-Ii spends $12,391 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #82 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of East Carter Co. R-Ii?
East Carter Co. R-Ii students are 94.4% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Carter Co. R-Ii?
East Carter Co. R-Ii has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #82 out of 432 districts in Missouri.