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St Louis, Missouri - 19 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Mehlville R-Ix #408 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,295 per pupil, Mehlville R-Ix ranks #331 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,076
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$11,295
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mehlville R-Ix operates 19 public schools serving 10,076 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 2 combined 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,295 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 74.7% local, 15.9% state, and 9.4% 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 21/100, ranked #408 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (34 AP courses district-wide), a 338.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 8.0% African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Beasley Elem., with a diversity index of 52.7/100.
Its largest campus is Oakville Sr. High, enrolling 1,847 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is At Home Academy, at 64 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oakville Sr. High accounts for 18.3% of all Mehlville R-Ix student enrollment
That concentration means Mehlville R-Ix-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.
Mehlville R-Ix school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Mehlville R-Ix school enrollment ranges from 64 students (lowest) to 1,847 students (highest), a spread of 1,783 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mehlville R-Ix student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — 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 Mehlville R-Ix is typically wider than the Mehlville R-Ix-aggregate figure suggests.
Mehlville R-Ix chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — 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 Mehlville R-Ix is typically wider than the Mehlville R-Ix-aggregate figure suggests.