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Kansas City, Missouri - 1 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Scuola Vita Nuova #32 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,945 per pupil, Scuola Vita Nuova ranks #200 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Scuola Vita Nuova operates 1 public schools serving 405 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,945 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 19.4% local, 57.8% state, and 22.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 78/100, ranked #32 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.
and 24.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.8% Hispanic or Latino, 42.7% African American, 8.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Scuola Vita Nuova Charter, enrolling 363 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Scuola Vita Nuova Charter accounts for 89.6% of all Scuola Vita Nuova student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Scuola Vita Nuova a distant remainder — means Scuola Vita Nuova-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Scuola Vita Nuova has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Scuola Vita Nuova chronic absenteeism rate is 24.0% — 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 Scuola Vita Nuova is typically wider than the Scuola Vita Nuova-aggregate figure suggests.
Scuola Vita Nuova has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 405 students.
How much does Scuola Vita Nuova spend per student?
Scuola Vita Nuova spends $12,945 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #32 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Scuola Vita Nuova?
Scuola Vita Nuova students are 43.8% Hispanic or Latino, 42.7% African American, 8.8% White, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scuola Vita Nuova?
Scuola Vita Nuova has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #32 out of 432 districts in Missouri.