School district · Missouri

Polo R-VII

Polo R-VII in Missouri: 3 public schools with 367 students and 9.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,099 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
367
Students per teacher
9.7
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,099
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)
37.8
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
184
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$10.1K15
$9.4K16
$9.7K17
$9.3K18
$9.7K19
$9.9K20
$12.0K21
$12.2K22
$14.0K23
$15.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.9% · $440K
State
48% · $3M
Local
45% · $2.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,400
Support services
$5,835
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2M
Long-term debt
$5.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–41379.2
5–810310.7
9–121279.7

Sources

Address
300 W School St, Polo, MO 64671
Phone
(660)354-2326
Website