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Maplewood, Missouri - 4 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Maplewood-Richmond Heights #133 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,200 per pupil, Maplewood-Richmond Heights ranks #76 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,510
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,200
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Maplewood-Richmond Heights operates 4 public schools serving 1,510 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,200 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 83.4% local, 7.7% state, and 8.8% 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 61/100, ranked #133 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 271.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.9% White, 15.9% African American, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mrh Middle, with a diversity index of 63.0/100.
Its largest campus is Mrh Early Childhood Center, enrolling 451 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Mrh Early Childhood Center accounts for 29.6% of all Maplewood-Richmond Heights student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Maplewood-Richmond Heights-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.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Maplewood-Richmond Heights school enrollment ranges from 197 students (lowest) to 451 students (highest), a spread of 254 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.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — 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 Maplewood-Richmond Heights is typically wider than the Maplewood-Richmond Heights-aggregate figure suggests.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Maplewood-Richmond Heights is typically wider than the Maplewood-Richmond Heights-aggregate figure suggests.