An equity score of 43/100 ranks Elsberry R-Ii #270 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,423 per pupil, Elsberry R-Ii ranks #407 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
814
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,423
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elsberry R-Ii operates 3 public schools serving 814 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,423 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.9% local, 40.9% state, and 19.2% 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 #270 of 433 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 276.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Elsberry High, with a diversity index of 26.0/100.
Its largest campus is Clarence Cannon Elem., enrolling 307 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Clarence Cannon Elem. accounts for 37.0% of all Elsberry R-Ii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Elsberry R-Ii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Elsberry R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 276:1 — 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 Elsberry R-Ii is typically wider than the Elsberry R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Elsberry R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — 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.