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Valley Park, Missouri - 3 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Valley Park #102 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,324 per pupil, Valley Park ranks #93 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
803
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,324
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley Park operates 3 public schools serving 803 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,324 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 89.6% local, 5.8% state, and 4.6% 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 65/100, ranked #102 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 187.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% White, 13.6% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valley Park Sr. High, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.
Its largest campus is Valley Park Elem., enrolling 343 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Valley Park Elem. accounts for 42.7% of all Valley Park student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Valley Park-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.
Valley Park school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Valley Park school enrollment ranges from 161 students (lowest) to 343 students (highest), a spread of 182 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.
Valley Park student-counselor ratio is 188:1 — 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.
Valley Park chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Valley Park is typically wider than the Valley Park-aggregate figure suggests.
Valley Park has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 803 students.
How much does Valley Park spend per student?
Valley Park spends $15,324 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #102 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Valley Park?
Valley Park students are 67.5% White, 13.6% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley Park?
Valley Park has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #102 out of 432 districts in Missouri.