An equity score of 58/100 ranks Putnam Co. R-I #160 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,330 per pupil, Putnam Co. R-I ranks #245 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
654
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,330
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Putnam Co. R-I operates 3 public schools serving 654 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,330 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.0% local, 21.7% state, and 30.2% 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 58/100, ranked #160 of 433 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 201.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Putnam Co. Middle, with a diversity index of 9.9/100.
Its largest campus is Putnam Co. Elem., enrolling 296 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Putnam Co. Elem. accounts for 45.3% of all Putnam Co. R-I student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Putnam Co. R-I a distant remainder — means Putnam Co. R-I-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.
Putnam Co. R-I school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Putnam Co. R-I school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 296 students (highest), a spread of 162 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.
Putnam Co. R-I student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Putnam Co. R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — 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.