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Rich Hill, Missouri - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Rich Hill R-Iv #245 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,833 per pupil, Rich Hill R-Iv ranks #379 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rich Hill R-Iv operates 2 public schools serving 358 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Bates County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,833 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 46.1% local, 37.0% state, and 16.9% 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 47/100, ranked #245 of 432 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 382:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rich Hill Elem., enrolling 192 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Rich Hill Elem. accounts for 50.3% of all Rich Hill R-Iv student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rich Hill R-Iv a distant remainder — means Rich Hill R-Iv-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Rich Hill R-Iv student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Rich Hill R-Iv chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — 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 Rich Hill R-Iv is typically wider than the Rich Hill R-Iv-aggregate figure suggests.
Rich Hill R-Iv has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 358 students.
How much does Rich Hill R-Iv spend per student?
Rich Hill R-Iv spends $10,833 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #245 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Rich Hill R-Iv?
Rich Hill R-Iv students are 89.8% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rich Hill R-Iv?
Rich Hill R-Iv has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #245 out of 432 districts in Missouri.