Public schools in Festus, MO
Festus has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,390 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Jefferson R-VII School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Festus's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Festus | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson R-VII School District | 5 | 1,108 | $12,339 |
| Festus R6 School District | 4 | 3,315 | $9,612 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Festus, 1,319 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Senior High | 1,019 | 18.0 | 28.9% | Festus R6 |
| Jefferson High School | 300 | 13.4 | 15.3% | Jefferson R-VII |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Festus, 1,536 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Intermediate | 804 | 19.0 | 32.5% | Festus R6 |
| Festus Middle | 486 | 15.3 | 27.6% | Festus R6 |
| Danby-Rush Tower Middle | 246 | 13.1 | 19.9% | Jefferson R-VII |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Festus, 1,478 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Elementary | 1,045 | 14.7 | 32.0% | Festus R6 |
| Telegraph Intermediate | 230 | 13.7 | 20.9% | Jefferson R-VII |
| Plattin Primary | 203 | 10.8 | 22.2% | Jefferson R-VII |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Festus, 57 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson R-Vii Preschool | 57 | 19.0 | 14.0% | Jefferson R-VII |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Festus's public schools compare with Missouri's
The median Festus school has 14.7 students per full-time teacher, more than the Missouri median of 12.5. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 300 students (state 317).
| Festus | Missouri | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.7 | 12.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 300 | 317 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 48% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 22% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Festus schools and the 2,294 Missouri schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Festus
- Jefferson R-VII School DistrictRuns 5 of Festus's 9 public schools and spent $12,339 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,339
- Festus Senior High, the largest high school in Festus1,019 students in 2024-25, 18.0 per teacher.1,019
- Compare Jefferson R-VII School District with Festus R6 School DistrictFestus's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MissouriMissouri's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Festus addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Festus
How many public schools are in Festus, MO?
9 public schools with an address in Festus were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,390 students.What is the largest high school in Festus?
Festus Senior High, with 1,019 students in 2024-25 (Festus R6 School District).Which districts run Festus's schools?
Jefferson R-VII School District (5 schools), Festus R6 School District (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25