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Raytown, Missouri - 17 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Raytown C-2 #116 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,167 per pupil, Raytown C-2 ranks #131 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,012
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$14,167
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Raytown C-2 operates 17 public schools serving 8,012 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 2 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,167 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.4% local, 31.4% state, and 16.3% 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 63/100, ranked #116 of 432 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 319.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% African American, 21.1% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Little Blue Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.9/100.
Its largest campus is Raytown Sr. High, enrolling 1,280 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Trails Early Learning Ctr., at 101 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Raytown Sr. High accounts for 16.0% of all Raytown C-2 student enrollment
That concentration means Raytown C-2-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.
Raytown C-2 school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Raytown C-2 school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 1,280 students (highest), a spread of 1,179 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Raytown C-2 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Raytown C-2 student-counselor ratio is 320:1 — 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 Raytown C-2 is typically wider than the Raytown C-2-aggregate figure suggests.
Raytown C-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Raytown C-2 is typically wider than the Raytown C-2-aggregate figure suggests.