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Jackson, Missouri - 10 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Jackson R-Ii #398 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,707 per pupil, Jackson R-Ii ranks #397 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,713
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$10,707
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jackson R-Ii operates 10 public schools serving 5,713 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Cape Girardeau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,707 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 54.1% local, 33.6% state, and 12.3% 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 23/100, ranked #398 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 438.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 2.8% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Elem., with a diversity index of 28.5/100.
Its largest campus is Jackson Sr. High, enrolling 1,830 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Millersville Attendance Ctr., at 44 students, a 42x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jackson Sr. High accounts for 31.3% of all Jackson R-Ii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jackson R-Ii-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.
Jackson R-Ii school enrollment varies 42× across entities
Jackson R-Ii school enrollment ranges from 44 students (lowest) to 1,830 students (highest), a spread of 1,786 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jackson R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 438:1 — 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.
Jackson R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Jackson R-Ii has 10 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,713 students.
How much does Jackson R-Ii spend per student?
Jackson R-Ii spends $10,707 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #398 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Jackson R-Ii?
Jackson R-Ii students are 89.6% White, 2.8% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jackson R-Ii?
Jackson R-Ii has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #398 out of 432 districts in Missouri.