An equity score of 25/100 ranks Odessa R-Vii #393 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,978 per pupil, Odessa R-Vii ranks #458 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,041
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,978
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Odessa R-Vii operates 4 public schools serving 2,041 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Lafayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,978 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 52.7% local, 37.0% state, and 10.3% 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 25/100, ranked #393 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 428.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Odessa High, with a diversity index of 22.4/100.
Its largest campus is Odessa High, enrolling 651 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Odessa High accounts for 31.9% of all Odessa R-Vii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Odessa R-Vii-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.
Odessa R-Vii student-counselor ratio is 428:1 — 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.
Odessa R-Vii chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2% — 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 Odessa R-Vii is typically wider than the Odessa R-Vii-aggregate figure suggests.