School district · Missouri

Joplin Schools

Joplin Schools in Missouri: 16 public schools with 7,873 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,199 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
7,873
Students per teacher
13.7
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,199
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)
574
Counselors (FTE)
26.0
Students per counselor
303
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.7
Librarians (FTE): 13.9

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
$7.8K15
$8.0K16
$8.0K17
$8.1K18
$8.5K19
$8.5K20
$8.4K21
$9.8K22
$10.8K23
$11.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $19.1M
State
36% · $42.9M
Local
48% · $57.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,248
Support services
$4,268
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.3M
Long-term debt
$103.3M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Joplin Early Childhood Ctr.
Pre-K31116.4
Cecil Floyd Elem.
K–553213.1
Dover Hill Elementary
K–541213.0
Eastmorland Elem.
K–524511.0
Irving Elementary
Pre-K–543411.2
Jefferson Elem.
K–521811.9
Kelsey Norman Elem.
K–530014.5
Mckinley Elem.
K–532412.3
Royal Heights Elem.
Pre-K–527713.7
Soaring Heights Elem.
Pre-K–539512.3
Stapleton Elem.
K–540013.0
East Middle
6–859214.3
North Middle
6–854912.5
South Middle
6–859614.2
Franklin Technology Ctr.Career and technical
9–120—
Joplin High
9–122,28818.4

Sources

Address
825 S Pearl St, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417)625-5200
Website