An equity score of 53/100 ranks Potosi R-Iii #190 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,029 per pupil, Potosi R-Iii ranks #454 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,036
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,029
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Potosi R-Iii operates 4 public schools serving 2,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,029 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 34.0% local, 49.1% state, and 16.8% 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 53/100, ranked #190 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.
a 329.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.5% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John a. Evans Middle, with a diversity index of 10.4/100.
Its largest campus is Potosi Elem., enrolling 683 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Potosi Elem. accounts for 32.4% of all Potosi R-Iii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Potosi R-Iii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Potosi R-Iii school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Potosi R-Iii school enrollment ranges from 316 students (lowest) to 683 students (highest), a spread of 367 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 is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Potosi R-Iii student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — 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 Potosi R-Iii is typically wider than the Potosi R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Potosi R-Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Potosi R-Iii is typically wider than the Potosi R-Iii-aggregate figure suggests.