An equity score of 39/100 ranks North Platte Co. R-I #292 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,368 per pupil, North Platte Co. R-I ranks #322 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
590
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,368
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Platte Co. R-I operates 4 public schools serving 590 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 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 Platte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,368 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 56.3% local, 30.8% state, and 12.9% 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 39/100, ranked #292 of 433 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.
a 278:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Platte Jr. High, with a diversity index of 11.0/100.
Its largest campus is North Platte High, enrolling 220 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
North Platte High accounts for 37.3% of all North Platte Co. R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Platte Co. R-I-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
North Platte Co. R-I school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
North Platte Co. R-I school enrollment ranges from 105 students (lowest) to 220 students (highest), a spread of 115 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.
North Platte Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 278:1 — 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 North Platte Co. R-I is typically wider than the North Platte Co. R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
North Platte Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 9.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.