School district · Missouri

Jefferson City

Jefferson City in Missouri: 18 public schools with 8,491 students and 11.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,313 per student in FY2024.

Schools
18
Students
8,491
Students per teacher
11.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,313
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)
733
Counselors (FTE)
29.5
Students per counselor
288
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.4
Librarians (FTE): 17.0

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%

46%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

3,689 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

40%proficient

+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

3,534 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
$9.2K15
$9.4K16
$9.7K17
$10.0K18
$10.5K19
$10.9K20
$11.7K21
$12.0K22
$12.5K23
$13.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $16.9M
State
28% · $43M
Local
61% · $93.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,279
Support services
$5,318
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$19.8M
Long-term debt
$174.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 2High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K30510.0——
K–536311.950%53%
Callaway Hills Elem.Free meals for all
K–522410.423%43%
K–531311.141%40%
K–544012.261%60%
East Elem.Free meals for all
K–52869.515%18%
K–532410.035%32%
K–536712.739%38%
K–539611.352%38%
South Elem.Free meals for all
K–530211.344%41%
Thorpe J. Gordon Elem.Free meals for all
K–529410.543%46%
K–531711.848%44%
6–896611.640%35%
6–892711.951%43%
9–121,31413.6——
9–121,35313.2——
Nichols Career Ctr.Career and technical
9–120———
9–120———

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
315 E Dunklin St, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone
(573)659-3000
Website