School district · Missouri

Kearney R-I

Kearney R-I in Missouri: 9 public schools with 3,424 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,390 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
3,424
Students per teacher
13.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,390
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)
251
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
311
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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%

56%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

1,611 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

59%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

1,538 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
$9.4K15
$9.6K16
$10.0K17
$9.9K18
$9.9K19
$10.2K20
$10.3K21
$11.3K22
$12.6K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.4% · $2M
State
38% · $22.6M
Local
58% · $34.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,650
Support services
$5,286
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.1M
Long-term debt
$69.4M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K446.1——
K–546314.350%42%
K–526412.955%45%
Pre-K–522311.545%51%
4–56013.5——
K–545514.267%60%
6–759114.953%69%
10–1281414.2——
8–951013.364%65%

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
425 W Washington St, Kearney, MO 64060
Phone
(816)628-4116
Website