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Bethany, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks South Harrison Co. R-Ii #145 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,307 per pupil, South Harrison Co. R-Ii ranks #249 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
808
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,307
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Harrison Co. R-Ii operates 3 public schools serving 808 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Harrison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,307 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 49.6% local, 32.0% state, and 18.4% 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 60/100, ranked #145 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 247:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Harrison Middle, with a diversity index of 18.0/100.
Its largest campus is South Harrison Elem., enrolling 269 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
South Harrison Elem. accounts for 33.3% of all South Harrison Co. R-Ii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Harrison Co. R-Ii-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.
South Harrison Co. R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
South Harrison Co. R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5% — 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 South Harrison Co. R-Ii is typically wider than the South Harrison Co. R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
South Harrison Co. R-Ii has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 808 students.
How much does South Harrison Co. R-Ii spend per student?
South Harrison Co. R-Ii spends $12,307 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #145 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of South Harrison Co. R-Ii?
South Harrison Co. R-Ii students are 92.0% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Harrison Co. R-Ii?
South Harrison Co. R-Ii has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #145 out of 432 districts in Missouri.