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Anderson, Missouri - 10 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Mcdonald Co. R-I #249 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,211 per pupil, Mcdonald Co. R-I ranks #463 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,522
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$10,211
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mcdonald Co. R-I operates 10 public schools serving 3,522 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Mcdonald County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,211 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.9% local, 48.3% state, and 17.8% 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 46/100, ranked #249 of 432 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 278.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.2% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Noel Primary, with a diversity index of 70.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mcdonald County High, enrolling 1,075 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pineville Primary, at 109 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mcdonald County High accounts for 29.9% of all Mcdonald Co. R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mcdonald Co. R-I-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Mcdonald Co. R-I school enrollment varies 9.9× across entities
Mcdonald Co. R-I school enrollment ranges from 109 students (lowest) to 1,075 students (highest), a spread of 966 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mcdonald Co. R-I has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mcdonald Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — 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 Mcdonald Co. R-I is typically wider than the Mcdonald Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Mcdonald Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2% — 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 Mcdonald Co. R-I is typically wider than the Mcdonald Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.