School district · Missouri

Pleasant Hill R-III

Pleasant Hill R-III in Missouri: 5 public schools with 2,080 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,809 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,080
Students per teacher
13.6
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,809
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)
153
Counselors (FTE)
5.5
Students per counselor
381
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.5

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%

40%proficient

−4.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

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

Math

Missouri: 41%

38%proficient

−12.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

902 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
$7.9K15
$8.8K16
$8.3K17
$9.0K18
$8.8K19
$8.7K20
$9.7K21
$10.1K22
$10.3K23
$11.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.5% · $2.1M
State
44% · $13.9M
Local
49% · $15.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,082
Support services
$5,199
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.2M
Long-term debt
$22.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–430613.137%49%
Pre-K–239611.9——
5–632014.041%37%
7–832812.142%29%
9–1273015.6——

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
318 Cedar St, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Phone
(816)540-3161
Website