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Pacific, Missouri - 9 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Meramec Valley R-Iii #232 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,489 per pupil, Meramec Valley R-Iii ranks #233 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,047
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,489
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Meramec Valley R-Iii operates 9 public schools serving 3,047 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 combined, 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,489 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 57.1% local, 29.4% state, and 13.6% 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 48/100, ranked #232 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 239.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Doris Hoffman Early Learning C, with a diversity index of 42.0/100.
Its largest campus is Pacific High, enrolling 973 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Doris Hoffman Early Learning C, at 23 students, a 42x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pacific High accounts for 31.1% of all Meramec Valley R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Meramec Valley R-Iii-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.
Meramec Valley R-Iii school enrollment varies 42× across entities
Meramec Valley R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 973 students (highest), a spread of 950 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Meramec Valley R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Meramec Valley R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 23.5% — 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 Meramec Valley R-Iii is typically wider than the Meramec Valley R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Meramec Valley R-Iii has 9 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,047 students.
How much does Meramec Valley R-Iii spend per student?
Meramec Valley R-Iii spends $12,489 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #232 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Meramec Valley R-Iii?
Meramec Valley R-Iii students are 87.4% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Meramec Valley R-Iii?
Meramec Valley R-Iii has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #232 out of 432 districts in Missouri.