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Stover, Missouri - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Morgan Co. R-I #157 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,214 per pupil, Morgan Co. R-I ranks #461 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Morgan Co. R-I operates 2 public schools serving 830 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,214 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 48.2% local, 15.3% state, and 36.5% 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 58/100, ranked #157 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 311:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Morgan Co. R-I Elem., enrolling 383 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Morgan Co. R-I Elem. accounts for 46.1% of all Morgan Co. R-I student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Morgan Co. R-I a distant remainder — means Morgan 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.
Morgan Co. R-I has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.3% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Morgan Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 311:1 — 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 Morgan Co. R-I is typically wider than the Morgan Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Morgan Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Morgan Co. R-I is typically wider than the Morgan Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Morgan Co. R-I has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 830 students.
How much does Morgan Co. R-I spend per student?
Morgan Co. R-I spends $10,214 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #157 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Morgan Co. R-I?
Morgan Co. R-I students are 94.8% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morgan Co. R-I?
Morgan Co. R-I has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #157 out of 432 districts in Missouri.