School district · Missouri

Forsyth R-III

Forsyth R-III in Missouri: 4 public schools with 1,295 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,277 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,295
Students per teacher
12.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,277
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)
103
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
324
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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
$8.7K15
$9.1K16
$9.6K17
$9.3K18
$9.9K19
$10.2K20
$11.0K21
$11.6K22
$12.2K23
$13.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $3.1M
State
51% · $9.7M
Local
32% · $6.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,606
Support services
$4,873
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$530K
Long-term debt
$7.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–447015.0
5–835615.4
9–1239412.5
Pre-K–12754.5

Sources

Address
178 Panther Street, Forsyth, MO 65653
Phone
(417)546-6384
Website