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Mt Vernon, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Mt. Vernon R-V #366 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,034 per pupil, Mt. Vernon R-V ranks #478 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,528
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,034
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mt. Vernon R-V operates 5 public schools serving 1,528 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,034 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 41.3% local, 35.2% state, and 23.5% 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 29/100, ranked #366 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 351.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Early Learning Center, with a diversity index of 24.9/100.
Its largest campus is Mt. Vernon High, enrolling 474 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Learning Center, at 101 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mt. Vernon High accounts for 30.7% of all Mt. Vernon R-V student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mt. Vernon R-V-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.
Mt. Vernon R-V school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Mt. Vernon R-V school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 474 students (highest), a spread of 373 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.
Mt. Vernon R-V student-counselor ratio is 351:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mt. Vernon R-V chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — 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 Mt. Vernon R-V is typically wider than the Mt. Vernon R-V-aggregate figure suggests.
Mt. Vernon R-V has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,528 students.
How much does Mt. Vernon R-V spend per student?
Mt. Vernon R-V spends $10,034 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #366 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Mt. Vernon R-V?
Mt. Vernon R-V students are 88.9% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mt. Vernon R-V?
Mt. Vernon R-V has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #366 out of 432 districts in Missouri.