School district · Missouri

Sweet Springs R-VII

Sweet Springs R-VII in Missouri: 2 public schools with 365 students and 9.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,854 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
365
Students per teacher
9.5
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,854
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)
38.5
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
183
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

35%proficient

−7.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

79 students tested, grades 3, 5, 7 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Missouri: 41%

36%proficient

−3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

98 students tested, grades 3, 5, 6, 7 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$8.9K15
$9.6K16
$9.3K17
$9.9K18
$10.0K19
$9.8K20
$10.2K21
$12.4K22
$13.0K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.8% · $463K
State
40% · $2.4M
Local
52% · $3.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,525
Support services
$4,744
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$184K
Long-term debt
$4.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–61918.938%41%
7–1217410.230%22%

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
600 East Marshall St., Sweet Springs, MO 65351
Phone
(660)335-4860
Website