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Grain Valley, Missouri - 8 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Grain Valley R-V #351 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,397 per pupil, Grain Valley R-V ranks #435 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,506
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$10,397
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grain Valley R-V operates 8 public schools serving 4,506 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,397 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.9% local, 41.6% state, and 7.5% 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 31/100, ranked #351 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 429.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.8% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Matthews Elem., with a diversity index of 47.7/100.
Its largest campus is Grain Valley High, enrolling 1,482 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grain Valley Early Childhd Ctr, at 83 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Grain Valley High accounts for 32.6% of all Grain Valley R-V student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grain Valley R-V-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Grain Valley R-V school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Grain Valley R-V school enrollment ranges from 83 students (lowest) to 1,482 students (highest), a spread of 1,399 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.
Grain Valley R-V student-counselor ratio is 429:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Grain Valley R-V chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — 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 Grain Valley R-V is typically wider than the Grain Valley R-V-aggregate figure suggests.
Grain Valley R-V has 8 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,506 students.
How much does Grain Valley R-V spend per student?
Grain Valley R-V spends $10,397 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #351 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Grain Valley R-V?
Grain Valley R-V students are 76.8% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grain Valley R-V?
Grain Valley R-V has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #351 out of 432 districts in Missouri.