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Fayette, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Fayette R-Iii #400 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,462 per pupil, Fayette R-Iii ranks #534 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$9,462
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fayette R-Iii operates 3 public schools serving 663 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 Howard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,462 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 51.1% local, 26.1% state, and 22.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #400 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 344.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.4% White, 5.2% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wm. N. Clark Middle, with a diversity index of 30.5/100.
Its largest campus is Laurence J. Daly Elem., enrolling 324 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Laurence J. Daly Elem. accounts for 48.6% of all Fayette R-Iii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fayette R-Iii a distant remainder — means Fayette R-Iii-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.
Fayette R-Iii school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Fayette R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 155 students (lowest) to 324 students (highest), a spread of 169 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.
Fayette R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 344:1 — 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 Fayette R-Iii is typically wider than the Fayette R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Fayette R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Fayette R-Iii is typically wider than the Fayette R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.