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Lathrop, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Lathrop R-Ii #175 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,414 per pupil, Lathrop R-Ii ranks #241 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
929
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,414
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lathrop R-Ii operates 3 public schools serving 929 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,414 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 48.8% local, 36.0% state, and 15.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #175 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 290.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lathrop High School, with a diversity index of 19.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lathrop Elementary School, enrolling 403 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Lathrop Elementary School accounts for 43.4% of all Lathrop R-Ii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lathrop R-Ii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Lathrop R-Ii school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Lathrop R-Ii school enrollment ranges from 196 students (lowest) to 403 students (highest), a spread of 207 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lathrop R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 290:1 — 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 Lathrop R-Ii is typically wider than the Lathrop R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Lathrop R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — 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 Lathrop R-Ii is typically wider than the Lathrop R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.