An equity score of 51/100 ranks Poplar Bluff R-I #207 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,411 per pupil, Poplar Bluff R-I ranks #410 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,204
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$11,411
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Poplar Bluff R-I operates 9 public schools serving 5,204 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,411 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 42.8% local, 36.8% state, and 20.4% 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 51/100, ranked #207 of 433 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 338.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.6% White, 12.2% African American, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eugene Field Elem., with a diversity index of 54.3/100.
Its largest campus is Poplar Bluff High, enrolling 1,416 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eugene Field Elem., at 227 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Poplar Bluff High accounts for 27.2% of all Poplar Bluff R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Poplar Bluff R-I-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.
Poplar Bluff R-I school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Poplar Bluff R-I school enrollment ranges from 227 students (lowest) to 1,416 students (highest), a spread of 1,189 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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Poplar Bluff R-I student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — 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 Poplar Bluff R-I is typically wider than the Poplar Bluff R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Poplar Bluff R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Poplar Bluff R-I is typically wider than the Poplar Bluff R-I-aggregate figure suggests.