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Union, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Union R-Xi #344 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,624 per pupil, Union R-Xi ranks #401 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,159
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,624
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union R-Xi operates 5 public schools serving 3,159 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,624 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 49.6% local, 33.9% state, and 16.5% 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 32/100, ranked #344 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 432.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Elem., with a diversity index of 20.4/100.
Its largest campus is Union High, enrolling 956 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Union High accounts for 30.3% of all Union R-Xi student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Union R-Xi-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.
Union R-Xi school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Union R-Xi school enrollment ranges from 322 students (lowest) to 956 students (highest), a spread of 634 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.
Union R-Xi student-counselor ratio is 432:1 — 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.
Union R-Xi chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — 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 Union R-Xi is typically wider than the Union R-Xi-aggregate figure suggests.
Union R-Xi has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,159 students.
How much does Union R-Xi spend per student?
Union R-Xi spends $10,624 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #344 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Union R-Xi?
Union R-Xi students are 91.6% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union R-Xi?
Union R-Xi has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #344 out of 432 districts in Missouri.