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Saint Charles, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Orchard Farm R-V #320 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,909 per pupil, Orchard Farm R-V ranks #204 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,376
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,909
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Orchard Farm R-V operates 5 public schools serving 2,376 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 St. Charles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,909 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 68.8% local, 21.7% state, and 9.5% 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 35/100, ranked #320 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 347.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% White, 12.8% African American, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Discovery Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.
Its largest campus is Orchard Farm High School, enrolling 698 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Learning Center, at 230 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Orchard Farm High School accounts for 29.4% of all Orchard Farm R-V student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Orchard Farm R-V-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.
Orchard Farm R-V school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Orchard Farm R-V school enrollment ranges from 230 students (lowest) to 698 students (highest), a spread of 468 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.
Orchard Farm R-V student-counselor ratio is 348:1 — 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 Orchard Farm R-V is typically wider than the Orchard Farm R-V-aggregate figure suggests.
Orchard Farm R-V chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Orchard Farm R-V is typically wider than the Orchard Farm R-V-aggregate figure suggests.