An equity score of 51/100 ranks Licking R-Viii #209 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,616 per pupil, Licking R-Viii ranks #498 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
839
Total Enrollment
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$10,616
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Licking R-Viii operates 2 public schools serving 839 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Texas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,616 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 32.0% local, 41.0% state, and 27.0% 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 51/100, ranked #209 of 433 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.
a 307.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.6% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Licking Elem., enrolling 416 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Licking Elem. accounts for 49.6% of all Licking R-Viii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Licking R-Viii a distant remainder — means Licking R-Viii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Licking R-Viii student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — 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 Licking R-Viii is typically wider than the Licking R-Viii-aggregate figure suggests.
Licking R-Viii chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Licking R-Viii is typically wider than the Licking R-Viii-aggregate figure suggests.