School district · Missouri

Ballard R-II

Ballard R-II in Missouri: 2 public schools with 116 students and 6.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,102 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
116
Students per teacher
6.7
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,102
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)
17.4
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
145
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Missouri's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

Not published: too few students tested.

MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

Not published: too few students tested.

MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$11.3K15
$12.9K16
$12.9K17
$13.4K18
$15.0K19
$14.0K20
$14.7K21
$16.4K22
$18.5K23
$17.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.3% · $225K
State
47% · $1.4M
Local
46% · $1.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,178
Support services
$7,076
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$344K
Long-term debt
$385K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–6576.9
7–12596.5

Sources

Address
10247 NE State Route 18, Butler, MO 64730
Phone
(816)297-2656
Website