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New Madrid, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks New Madrid Co. R-I #94 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,486 per pupil, New Madrid Co. R-I ranks #122 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,354
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,486
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Madrid Co. R-I operates 5 public schools serving 1,354 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 New Madrid County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,486 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 63.4% local, 13.2% state, and 23.4% 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 66/100, ranked #94 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 234.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.2% White, 26.2% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lilbourn Elementary, with a diversity index of 61.3/100.
Its largest campus is Central High School, enrolling 361 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Central High School accounts for 26.7% of all New Madrid Co. R-I student enrollment
That concentration means New Madrid Co. R-I-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.
New Madrid Co. R-I school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
New Madrid Co. R-I school enrollment ranges from 139 students (lowest) to 361 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.
New Madrid Co. R-I has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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.
New Madrid Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 235:1 — 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.
New Madrid Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
New Madrid Co. R-I has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,354 students.
How much does New Madrid Co. R-I spend per student?
New Madrid Co. R-I spends $14,486 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #94 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of New Madrid Co. R-I?
New Madrid Co. R-I students are 64.2% White, 26.2% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Madrid Co. R-I?
New Madrid Co. R-I has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #94 out of 432 districts in Missouri.