An equity score of 26/100 ranks Hillsboro R-Iii #384 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,582 per pupil, Hillsboro R-Iii ranks #502 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,289
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,582
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hillsboro R-Iii operates 6 public schools serving 3,289 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,582 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 51.9% local, 37.8% state, and 10.3% 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 26/100, ranked #384 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 298.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Juvenile Detention Ctr., with a diversity index of 32.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hillsboro High, enrolling 1,050 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juvenile Detention Ctr., at 5 students, a 210x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hillsboro High accounts for 31.9% of all Hillsboro R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hillsboro R-Iii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hillsboro R-Iii school enrollment varies 210× across entities
Hillsboro R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 1,050 students (highest), a spread of 1,045 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hillsboro R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 298:1 — 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 Hillsboro R-Iii is typically wider than the Hillsboro R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Hillsboro R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Hillsboro R-Iii is typically wider than the Hillsboro R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.