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Nixa, Missouri - 11 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Nixa Public Schools #419 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,204 per pupil, Nixa Public Schools ranks #464 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,724
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$10,204
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nixa Public Schools operates 11 public schools serving 6,724 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Christian County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,204 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 49.9% local, 40.0% state, and 10.0% 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 18/100, ranked #419 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 439.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.6% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Espy Elem., with a diversity index of 36.2/100.
Its largest campus is Nixa High, enrolling 2,041 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Center, at 88 students, a 23x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nixa High accounts for 30.1% of all Nixa Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Nixa Public Schools-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.
Nixa Public Schools school enrollment varies 23× across entities
Nixa Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 88 students (lowest) to 2,041 students (highest), a spread of 1,953 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nixa Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 440:1 — 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.
Nixa Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Nixa Public Schools has 11 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 6,724 students.
How much does Nixa Public Schools spend per student?
Nixa Public Schools spends $10,204 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #419 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Nixa Public Schools?
Nixa Public Schools students are 82.6% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nixa Public Schools?
Nixa Public Schools has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #419 out of 432 districts in Missouri.