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Hazelwood, Missouri - 23 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii #130 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,049 per pupil, Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii ranks #134 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,759
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$14,049
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii operates 23 public schools serving 8,759 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 6 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,049 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 55.3% local, 23.7% state, and 21.0% 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 61/100, ranked #130 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 314.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.8% African American, 6.3% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Steam Academy Middle School, with a diversity index of 51.6/100.
Its largest campus is Mccluer High, enrolling 1,075 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Education Center, at 124 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii school enrollment varies 8.7× across entities
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 1,075 students (highest), a spread of 951 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.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.9% 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.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 315:1 — 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 Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii is typically wider than the Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 43.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.