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Pierce City, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Pierce City R-Vi #356 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,950 per pupil, Pierce City R-Vi ranks #486 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
679
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,950
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pierce City R-Vi operates 3 public schools serving 679 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,950 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 35.1% local, 39.4% state, and 25.5% 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 31/100, ranked #356 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 2 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 78.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.0% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pierce City Middle, with a diversity index of 27.2/100.
Its largest campus is Central Elem., enrolling 341 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Elem. accounts for 48.4% of all Pierce City R-Vi student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pierce City R-Vi a distant remainder — means Pierce City R-Vi-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Pierce City R-Vi school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Pierce City R-Vi school enrollment ranges from 158 students (lowest) to 341 students (highest), a spread of 183 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.
Pierce City R-Vi student-counselor ratio is 78:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Pierce City R-Vi chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — 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.
Pierce City R-Vi has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 679 students.
How much does Pierce City R-Vi spend per student?
Pierce City R-Vi spends $9,950 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #356 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Pierce City R-Vi?
Pierce City R-Vi students are 88.0% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Asian, 1.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pierce City R-Vi?
Pierce City R-Vi has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #356 out of 432 districts in Missouri.