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Lake Ozark, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks School of the Osage #335 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,506 per pupil, School of the Osage ranks #315 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,063
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,506
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
School of the Osage operates 5 public schools serving 2,063 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Miller County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,506 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 74.6% local, 7.8% state, and 17.5% 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 33/100, ranked #335 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 395.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 30.7/100.
Its largest campus is Osage High, enrolling 678 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Center, at 86 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Osage High accounts for 32.9% of all School of the Osage student enrollment
That dominant concentration means School of the Osage-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.
School of the Osage school enrollment varies 7.9× across entities
School of the Osage school enrollment ranges from 86 students (lowest) to 678 students (highest), a spread of 592 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.
School of the Osage student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
School of the Osage chronic absenteeism rate is 25.3% — 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 School of the Osage is typically wider than the School of the Osage-aggregate figure suggests.
School of the Osage has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,063 students.
How much does School of the Osage spend per student?
School of the Osage spends $11,506 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #335 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of School of the Osage?
School of the Osage students are 85.9% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for School of the Osage?
School of the Osage has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #335 out of 432 districts in Missouri.