School district · Missouri

Mexico 59

Mexico 59 in Missouri: 6 public schools with 2,374 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,925 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,374
Students per teacher
12.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,925
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)
189
Counselors (FTE)
8.5
Students per counselor
279
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.5

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%

24%proficient

−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

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

Math

Missouri: 41%

20%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

962 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
$8.6K15
$9.3K16
$9.2K17
$9.0K18
$9.5K19
$9.2K20
$10.1K21
$10.5K22
$11.6K23
$11.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $7.3M
State
34% · $12.2M
Local
45% · $16.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,814
Support services
$4,656
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$559K
Long-term debt
$14.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Eugene Field Elem.Free meals for all
1–541812.518%15%
Hawthorne Elem.Free meals for all
1–544213.424%14%
Pre-K–K31913.1——
Mexico MiddleFree meals for all
6–846111.827%27%
Davis H. Hart Career Ctr.Career and technical
9–120———
9–1273415.7——

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
2101 Lakeview, Mexico, MO 65265
Phone
(573)581-3773
Website