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Scott City, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Scott City R-I #110 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,197 per pupil, Scott City R-I ranks #258 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
755
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,197
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scott City R-I operates 3 public schools serving 755 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,197 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 44.1% local, 34.6% state, and 21.4% 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 64/100, ranked #110 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.
a 257.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Scott City Middle, with a diversity index of 15.3/100.
Its largest campus is Scott City Elem., enrolling 282 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Scott City Elem. accounts for 36.5% of all Scott City R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Scott City R-I-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.
Scott City R-I student-counselor ratio is 258:1 — 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 Scott City R-I is typically wider than the Scott City R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Scott City R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Scott City R-I has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 755 students.
How much does Scott City R-I spend per student?
Scott City R-I spends $12,197 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #110 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Scott City R-I?
Scott City R-I students are 92.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scott City R-I?
Scott City R-I has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #110 out of 432 districts in Missouri.