School district · Missouri

Jefferson Co. R-VII

Jefferson Co. R-VII in Missouri: 5 public schools with 1,036 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,978 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,036
Students per teacher
13.0
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,978
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)
79.8
Counselors (FTE)
2.7
Students per counselor
380
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.9

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%

45%proficient

−5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

234 students tested, grades 3, 6, 7 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Missouri: 41%

49%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

362 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$9.3K15
$10.0K16
$10.5K17
$10.6K18
$10.6K19
$10.8K20
$11.4K21
$11.3K22
$12.3K23
$13.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.5% · $766K
State
22% · $3.8M
Local
73% · $12.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,858
Support services
$5,519
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$14.5M

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-K5719.0——
K–220310.8——
3–523013.737%52%
6–824613.149%44%
9–1230013.4——

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
1250 Dooling Hollow Rd, Festus, MO 63028
Phone
(636)937-7940
Website