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Lee's Summit, Missouri - 28 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Lee's Summit R-Vii #327 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,868 per pupil, Lee's Summit R-Vii ranks #208 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Lee's Summit R-Vii operates 28 public schools serving 17,775 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 3 combined 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,868 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 65.5% local, 26.8% state, and 7.7% 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 34/100, ranked #327 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 3 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 367.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.3% White, 16.1% African American, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meadow Lane Elem., with a diversity index of 74.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lee's Summit West High, enrolling 1,999 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hilltop School, at 25 students, a 80x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lee's Summit R-Vii school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 1,999 students (highest), a spread of 1,974 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 28 schools in Lee's Summit R-Vii.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Lee's Summit R-Vii's schools, above the Missouri average of 31.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Lee's Summit West High | 1,999 |
| Lee's Summit Sr. High | 1,989 |
| Lee's Summit North High | 1,940 |
| East Trails Middle School | 1,051 |
| Bernard C. Campbell Middle | 1,043 |
| Summit Lakes Middle | 1,005 |
| Pleasant Lea Middle | 905 |
| Prairie View Elem. | 604 |
| Summit Pointe Elem. | 534 |
| Mason Elem. | 512 |
| Underwood Elem. | 511 |
| Cedar Creek Elem. | 487 |
| Hawthorn Hill Elem. | 444 |
| Meadow Lane Elem. | 435 |
| Woodland Elem. | 423 |
| Trailridge Elem. | 418 |
| Highland Park Elem. | 407 |
| Richardson Elem. | 405 |
| Longview Farm Elem. | 401 |
| Pleasant Lea Elem. | 346 |
| Hazel Grove Elem. | 331 |
| Great Beginnings Early Ed Ctr. | 331 |
| Sunset Valley Elem. | 310 |
| Greenwood Elem. | 300 |
| Westview Elem. | 269 |
| Lee's Summit Elem. | 205 |
| R-7 Online Academy | 65 |
| Hilltop School | 25 |
The Missouri districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentzville R-Iv | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| St. Louis City | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Parkway C-2 | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Francis Howell R-Iii | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Lee's Summit R-Vii'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 →Lee's Summit R-Vii has 28 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 18 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 17,775 students.
Lee's Summit R-Vii spends $12,868 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #327 in Missouri.
Lee's Summit R-Vii students are 62.3% White, 16.1% African American, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 28 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Lee's Summit R-Vii has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #327 out of 432 districts in Missouri.
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