An equity score of 50/100 ranks Marshall #214 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,711 per pupil, Marshall ranks #379 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,420
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,711
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marshall operates 6 public schools serving 2,420 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Saline County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,711 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.1% local, 39.3% state, and 17.6% 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 50/100, ranked #214 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 308.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.8% White, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eastwood Elem., with a diversity index of 68.3/100.
Its largest campus is Marshall Sr. High, enrolling 827 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Southeast Elem., at 121 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marshall Sr. High accounts for 34.2% of all Marshall student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Marshall-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Marshall school enrollment varies 6.8× across entities
Marshall school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 827 students (highest), a spread of 706 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Marshall student-counselor ratio is 309:1 — 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 Marshall is typically wider than the Marshall-aggregate figure suggests.
Marshall chronic absenteeism rate is 13.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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.