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California, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Moniteau Co. R-I #355 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,131 per pupil, Moniteau Co. R-I ranks #470 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,361
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,131
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Moniteau Co. R-I operates 3 public schools serving 1,361 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Moniteau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,131 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 47.7% local, 38.6% state, and 13.7% 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 31/100, ranked #355 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 288.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.3% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is California Elem., with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is California Elem., enrolling 504 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
California Elem. accounts for 37.0% of all Moniteau Co. R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Moniteau Co. R-I-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.
Moniteau Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — 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 Moniteau Co. R-I is typically wider than the Moniteau Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Moniteau Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Moniteau Co. R-I is typically wider than the Moniteau Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.