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Wright City, Missouri - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. #321 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,852 per pupil, Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. ranks #286 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,769
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,852
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. operates 5 public schools serving 1,769 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,852 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 62.5% local, 26.1% state, and 11.4% 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 35/100, ranked #321 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 (10 AP courses district-wide), a 283.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.2% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wright City Middle, with a diversity index of 43.3/100.
Its largest campus is Wright City High, enrolling 566 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wright Start Preschool, at 84 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wright City High accounts for 30.2% of all Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co.-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.
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. school enrollment ranges from 84 students (lowest) to 566 students (highest), a spread of 482 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.
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. student-counselor ratio is 283:1 — 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 Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. is typically wider than the Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co.-aggregate figure suggests.
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. chronic absenteeism rate is 31.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co.?
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,769 students.
How much does Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. spend per student?
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. spends $11,852 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #321 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co.?
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. students are 76.2% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co.?
Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #321 out of 432 districts in Missouri.