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Fair Play, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Fair Play R-Ii #84 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,583 per pupil, Fair Play R-Ii ranks #226 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
347
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,583
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fair Play R-Ii operates 3 public schools serving 347 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,583 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 36.4% local, 43.8% state, and 19.8% 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 #84 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 312.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Little Stingers Preschool, with a diversity index of 19.3/100.
Its largest campus is Fair Play Elem., enrolling 212 students (61% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Little Stingers Preschool, at 19 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fair Play Elem. accounts for 60.6% of all Fair Play R-Ii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fair Play R-Ii a distant remainder — means Fair Play R-Ii-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.
Fair Play R-Ii school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Fair Play R-Ii school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 212 students (highest), a spread of 193 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fair Play R-Ii has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 93.7% 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.
Fair Play R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 313:1 — 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 Fair Play R-Ii is typically wider than the Fair Play R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Fair Play R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Fair Play R-Ii is typically wider than the Fair Play R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Fair Play R-Ii has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 347 students.
How much does Fair Play R-Ii spend per student?
Fair Play R-Ii spends $12,583 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #84 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Fair Play R-Ii?
Fair Play R-Ii students are 91.9% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fair Play R-Ii?
Fair Play R-Ii has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #84 out of 432 districts in Missouri.