An equity score of 51/100 ranks Ritenour #206 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,525 per pupil, Ritenour ranks #167 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,628
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$14,525
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ritenour operates 10 public schools serving 5,628 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,525 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 57.5% local, 35.6% state, and 6.9% 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 51/100, ranked #206 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 263.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.6% African American, 31.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wyland Elem., with a diversity index of 71.4/100.
Its largest campus is Ritenour Sr. High, enrolling 2,041 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ritenour Early Childhood Ctr, at 149 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ritenour Sr. High accounts for 31.0% of all Ritenour student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ritenour-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Ritenour school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Ritenour school enrollment ranges from 149 students (lowest) to 2,041 students (highest), a spread of 1,892 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.
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.
Ritenour student-counselor ratio is 264:1 — 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 Ritenour is typically wider than the Ritenour-aggregate figure suggests.
Ritenour chronic absenteeism rate is 34.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.