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Oak Grove, Missouri - 4 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Oak Grove R-Vi #345 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,329 per pupil, Oak Grove R-Vi ranks #444 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,960
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,329
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oak Grove R-Vi operates 4 public schools serving 1,960 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,329 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 48.3% local, 33.0% state, and 18.7% 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 32/100, ranked #345 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 513.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.3% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oak Grove Middle, with a diversity index of 32.1/100.
Its largest campus is Oak Grove High, enrolling 604 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Oak Grove High accounts for 30.8% of all Oak Grove R-Vi student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oak Grove R-Vi-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.
Oak Grove R-Vi school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Oak Grove R-Vi school enrollment ranges from 301 students (lowest) to 604 students (highest), a spread of 303 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.
Oak Grove R-Vi student-counselor ratio is 514:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Oak Grove R-Vi chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — 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 Oak Grove R-Vi is typically wider than the Oak Grove R-Vi-aggregate figure suggests.
Oak Grove R-Vi has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,960 students.
How much does Oak Grove R-Vi spend per student?
Oak Grove R-Vi spends $10,329 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #345 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Oak Grove R-Vi?
Oak Grove R-Vi students are 85.3% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oak Grove R-Vi?
Oak Grove R-Vi has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #345 out of 432 districts in Missouri.