School district · Missouri

Desoto 73

Desoto 73 in Missouri: 5 public schools with 2,464 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,080 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,464
Students per teacher
12.4
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,080
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)
199
Counselors (FTE)
9.4
Students per counselor
263
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.7

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%

49%proficient

+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

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

Math

Missouri: 41%

52%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

926 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
$9.0K15
$9.7K16
$9.6K17
$9.5K18
$9.9K19
$9.6K20
$9.9K21
$10.8K22
$12.0K23
$13.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.2% · $2.7M
State
48% · $17.8M
Local
45% · $16.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,486
Support services
$4,929
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$770K
Long-term debt
$21.5M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K14612.2——
K–646510.145%54%
K–665311.153%60%
7–833811.847%41%
9–1286216.2——

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
610 Vineland School Rd, Desoto, MO 63020
Phone
(636)586-1000
Website