An equity score of 22/100 ranks Fayette R-Iii #409 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,698 per pupil, Fayette R-Iii ranks #542 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,698
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
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 $9,698 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 56 of 552 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 22/100, ranked #409 of 433 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 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.
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.