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East Prairie, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks East Prairie R-Ii #135 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,692 per pupil, East Prairie R-Ii ranks #398 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,036
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,692
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Prairie R-Ii operates 3 public schools serving 1,036 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 Mississippi County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,692 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 41.0% local, 45.4% state, and 13.7% 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 61/100, ranked #135 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 334.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 3.2% African American, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Prairie High, with a diversity index of 19.7/100.
Its largest campus is East Prairie Elem, enrolling 412 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
East Prairie Elem accounts for 39.8% of all East Prairie R-Ii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Prairie 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 Prairie R-Ii has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.1% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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 Prairie R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 334:1 — 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 East Prairie R-Ii is typically wider than the East Prairie R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
East Prairie R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 East Prairie R-Ii is typically wider than the East Prairie R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
East Prairie R-Ii has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,036 students.
How much does East Prairie R-Ii spend per student?
East Prairie R-Ii spends $10,692 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #135 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of East Prairie R-Ii?
East Prairie R-Ii students are 91.7% White, 3.2% African American, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Prairie R-Ii?
East Prairie R-Ii has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #135 out of 432 districts in Missouri.