School district · Missouri

Blue Springs R-IV

Blue Springs R-IV in Missouri: 21 public schools with 14,657 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,664 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
14,657
Students per teacher
14.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,664
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)
1,002
Counselors (FTE)
54.0
Students per counselor
271
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 13.0

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%

57%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

6,735 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

59%proficient

+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

6,471 students tested, grades 3–8 · 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
$10.0K15
$10.2K16
$10.0K17
$10.0K18
$10.6K19
$10.4K20
$10.9K21
$11.5K22
$13.0K23
$13.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.6% · $15.1M
State
32% · $85.5M
Local
62% · $166.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,657
Support services
$5,529
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$35.3M
Long-term debt
$278.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 4High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–560016.071%77%
K–568113.454%60%
Pre-K–533012.940%56%
K–540112.275%68%
Pre-K–547312.867%65%
K–545614.376%77%
K–546013.760%58%
K–553614.964%64%
K–550613.352%51%
K–541914.043%40%
K–554615.576%81%
K–552916.853%52%
K–546313.667%74%
6–880714.258%54%
6–883115.460%62%
6–881314.447%56%
6–891916.148%46%
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Valley View HighAlternative
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Pre-K–121597.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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.

Sources

Address
1801 NW Vesper, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone
(816)874-3200
Website