School district · Missouri

Aurora R-VIII

Aurora R-VIII in Missouri: 4 public schools with 1,843 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,327 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,843
Students per teacher
12.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,327
MO $14.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
146
Counselors (FTE)
5.8
Students per counselor
315
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
Librarians (FTE): 3.2

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.5K15
$7.8K16
$8.2K17
$9.0K18
$9.5K19
$9.7K20
$9.7K21
$10.4K22
$10.8K23
$11.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $4.5M
State
52% · $13.2M
Local
31% · $7.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,027
Support services
$4,836
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$567K
Long-term debt
$12.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pate Early Childhood Ctr.Free meals for all
Pre-K–247411.5
3–654113.2
Aurora Jr. HighFree meals for all
7–827811.9
Aurora HighFree meals for all
9–1255013.6

Sources

Address
201 S Madison, Aurora, MO 65605
Phone
(417)678-3373
Website