An equity score of 46/100 ranks Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii #248 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,483 per pupil, Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii ranks #507 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,217
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,483
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii operates 4 public schools serving 1,217 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Shannon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,483 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 56 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.6% local, 41.1% state, and 24.2% 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 #248 of 433 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.
a 252.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Birch Tree Elem., with a diversity index of 16.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mountain View Elem., enrolling 396 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Mountain View Elem. accounts for 32.5% of all Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 174 students (lowest) to 396 students (highest), a spread of 222 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 252:1 — 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 Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii is typically wider than the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — 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 Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii is typically wider than the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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