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Hazelwood, Missouri - 23 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii #126 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,424 per pupil, Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii ranks #129 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $15,424 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 552 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 62/100, ranked #126 of 433 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 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 23 schools in Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii's schools, about the same as the Missouri average of 31.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Mccluer High | 1,075 |
| Mccluer North High | 1,059 |
| Cross Keys Middle | 608 |
| Ferguson Middle | 582 |
| Steam Academy at Msb High Scho | 434 |
| Parker Road Elementary | 401 |
| Halls Ferry Elementary | 394 |
| Berkeley Elementary School | 374 |
| Walnut Grove Elem. | 368 |
| Commons Lane Elementary | 351 |
| Robinwood Elementary | 321 |
| Lee Hamilton Elementary | 310 |
| Combs Elementary | 293 |
| Griffith Elementary | 292 |
| Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Ctr | 278 |
| Duchesne Elementary | 269 |
| Wedgwood 6th Grade Center | 268 |
| Central Elementary | 250 |
| Steam Academy Middle School | 245 |
| Holman Elementary | 206 |
| Bermuda Elementary | 164 |
| The Innovation School at Cv | 143 |
| Early Education Center | 124 |
The Missouri districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Raytown C-2 | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Joplin Schools | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Lindbergh Schools | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Mehlville R-Ix | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Springfield R-Xii →Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii has 23 schools, including 4 high, 5 middle, 8 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,759 students.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii spends $15,424 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #126 in Missouri.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii students are 82.8% African American, 6.3% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #126 out of 433 districts in Missouri.
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