School district · Missouri

Kirkwood R-VII

Kirkwood R-VII in Missouri: 9 public schools with 5,982 students and 14.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,021 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
5,982
Students per teacher
14.9
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,021
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)
402
Counselors (FTE)
24.0
Students per counselor
249
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.6
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

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%

68%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

2,751 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

63%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

2,531 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
$12.1K15
$11.9K16
$11.3K17
$11.1K18
$11.6K19
$11.5K20
$12.4K21
$13.4K22
$14.1K23
$15.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.3% · $2.6M
State
14% · $16M
Local
84% · $95.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,170
Support services
$5,542
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$31.7M
Long-term debt
$57.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K304———
K–545714.470%56%
K–546315.461%47%
K–557115.262%61%
K–556515.376%71%
K–557216.664%59%
6–866013.563%62%
6–869714.072%70%
9–121,69314.7——

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
1099 Milwaukee Street, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone
(314)213-6101
Website