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Morrisville, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Marion C. Early R-V #388 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,735 per pupil, Marion C. Early R-V ranks #515 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
566
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,735
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marion C. Early R-V operates 3 public schools serving 566 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,735 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.8% local, 38.0% state, and 20.2% 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 26/100, ranked #388 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.
a 192:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 1.5% African American, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marion C. Early High, with a diversity index of 17.5/100.
Its largest campus is Marion C. Early Elem., enrolling 283 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Marion C. Early Elem. accounts for 49.1% of all Marion C. Early R-V student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marion C. Early R-V a distant remainder — means Marion C. Early R-V-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.
Marion C. Early R-V student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Marion C. Early R-V chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Marion C. Early R-V is typically wider than the Marion C. Early R-V-aggregate figure suggests.
Marion C. Early R-V has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 566 students.
How much does Marion C. Early R-V spend per student?
Marion C. Early R-V spends $9,735 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #388 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Marion C. Early R-V?
Marion C. Early R-V students are 94.2% White, 1.5% African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marion C. Early R-V?
Marion C. Early R-V has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #388 out of 432 districts in Missouri.