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Pleasant Hill, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Pleasant Hill R-Iii #422 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,114 per pupil, Pleasant Hill R-Iii ranks #471 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,197
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,114
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pleasant Hill R-Iii operates 5 public schools serving 2,197 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,114 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 53.9% local, 38.1% state, and 7.9% 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 17/100, ranked #422 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 343:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pleasant Hill Primary, with a diversity index of 27.1/100.
Its largest campus is Pleasant Hill High, enrolling 730 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Pleasant Hill High accounts for 33.2% of all Pleasant Hill R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pleasant Hill R-Iii-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.
Pleasant Hill R-Iii school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Pleasant Hill R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 306 students (lowest) to 730 students (highest), a spread of 424 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.
Pleasant Hill R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Pleasant Hill R-Iii is typically wider than the Pleasant Hill R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Pleasant Hill R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 14.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Pleasant Hill R-Iii has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,197 students.
How much does Pleasant Hill R-Iii spend per student?
Pleasant Hill R-Iii spends $10,114 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #422 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Pleasant Hill R-Iii?
Pleasant Hill R-Iii students are 86.8% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pleasant Hill R-Iii?
Pleasant Hill R-Iii has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #422 out of 432 districts in Missouri.