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Webb City, Missouri - 11 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Webb City R-Vii #377 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,445 per pupil, Webb City R-Vii ranks #535 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,621
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$9,445
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Webb City R-Vii operates 11 public schools serving 4,621 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jasper County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,445 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 55 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.1% local, 47.6% state, and 16.3% 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 27/100, ranked #377 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 291.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.8% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mark Twain Elem., with a diversity index of 50.1/100.
Its largest campus is Webb City High, enrolling 1,381 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Madge T. James Kind. Ctr., at 179 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Webb City High accounts for 29.9% of all Webb City R-Vii student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Webb City R-Vii-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.
Webb City R-Vii school enrollment varies 7.7× across entities
Webb City R-Vii school enrollment ranges from 179 students (lowest) to 1,381 students (highest), a spread of 1,202 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.
Webb City R-Vii student-counselor ratio is 291:1 — 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 Webb City R-Vii is typically wider than the Webb City R-Vii-aggregate figure suggests.
Webb City R-Vii chronic absenteeism rate is 14.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Webb City R-Vii has 11 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,621 students.
How much does Webb City R-Vii spend per student?
Webb City R-Vii spends $9,445 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #377 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Webb City R-Vii?
Webb City R-Vii students are 77.8% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Webb City R-Vii?
Webb City R-Vii has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #377 out of 432 districts in Missouri.