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Richmond, Missouri - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Richmond R-Xvi #262 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,181 per pupil, Richmond R-Xvi ranks #341 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,559
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,181
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Richmond R-Xvi operates 4 public schools serving 1,559 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 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 Ray County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,181 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 52.6% local, 33.2% state, and 14.2% 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 44/100, ranked #262 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 326.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dear Elem., with a diversity index of 22.2/100.
Its largest campus is Richmond High, enrolling 474 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Richmond High accounts for 30.4% of all Richmond R-Xvi student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Richmond R-Xvi-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.
Richmond R-Xvi student-counselor ratio is 327:1 — 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 Richmond R-Xvi is typically wider than the Richmond R-Xvi-aggregate figure suggests.
Richmond R-Xvi chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Richmond R-Xvi is typically wider than the Richmond R-Xvi-aggregate figure suggests.