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Fair Grove, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Fair Grove R-X #421 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,641 per pupil, Fair Grove R-X ranks #549 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,261
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$8,641
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fair Grove R-X operates 3 public schools serving 1,261 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,641 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.3% local, 45.8% state, and 10.9% 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 18/100, ranked #421 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 432:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fair Grove High, with a diversity index of 14.3/100.
Its largest campus is Fair Grove Elem., enrolling 550 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Fair Grove Elem. accounts for 42.4% of all Fair Grove R-X student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fair Grove R-X-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.
Fair Grove R-X student-counselor ratio is 432:1 — 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.
Fair Grove R-X chronic absenteeism rate is 12.0% — 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.
Fair Grove R-X has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,261 students.
How much does Fair Grove R-X spend per student?
Fair Grove R-X spends $8,641 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #421 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Fair Grove R-X?
Fair Grove R-X students are 93.4% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fair Grove R-X?
Fair Grove R-X has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #421 out of 432 districts in Missouri.