School district · Missouri

Jennings

Jennings in Missouri: 7 public schools with 2,269 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,239 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,269
Students per teacher: 15.9; MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,239; 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): 143
Counselors (FTE): 11.0
Students per counselor: 206; MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

17%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

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

Math

Missouri: 41%

14%proficient

−4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

974 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

$10.3K15

$10.2K16

$10.5K17

$10.6K18

$11.1K19

$10.9K20

$10.5K21

$11.5K22

$12.7K23

$13.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 29% · $12.4M
State: 46% · $19.3M
Local: 25% · $10.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,659
Support services: $5,791
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $396K
Long-term debt: $9.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 3High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Fairview PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	284	16.4	51%	—	Jennings
Northview Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–6	540	17.8	14%	4.1%	Jennings
Woodland Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–3	197	16.0	20%	22%	Jennings
Fairview IntermediateFree meals for all	4–6	134	14.9	14%	9.6%	Jennings
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elem.Free meals for all	4–6	138	13.8	21%	23%	Jennings
Rose Johnson Jennings Jr. HighFree meals for all	6–8	310	18.0	14%	14%	Jennings
Jennings HighFree meals for all	9–12	666	14.4	—	—	Jennings

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.

Sources

Address: 2559 Dorwood, Jennings, MO 63136
Phone: (314)653-8000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.