Public schools in Joplin, MO

Joplin has 17 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,891 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Joplin Schools runs 15 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Joplin's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in JoplinDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Joplin Schools157,694$10,792
Division of Youth Service1459not reported
Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled1704not reported

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 Joplin, 2,299 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Joplin High2,28818.449.3%Joplin Schools
Gateway School115.572.7%Division of Youth Service

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 Joplin, 1,737 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
South Middle59614.245.1%Joplin Schools
East Middle59214.358.1%Joplin Schools
North Middle54912.561.6%Joplin Schools

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.

10 elementary schools in Joplin, 3,537 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cecil Floyd Elementary53213.163.5%Joplin Schools
Irving Elementary43411.256.0%Joplin Schools
Dover Hill Elementary41213.069.2%Joplin Schools
Stapleton Elementary40013.044.5%Joplin Schools
Soaring Heights Elementary39512.353.2%Joplin Schools
Mckinley Elementary32412.374.4%Joplin Schools
Kelsey Norman Elementary30014.553.3%Joplin Schools
Royal Heights Elementary27713.757.4%Joplin Schools
Eastmorland Elementary24511.059.2%Joplin Schools
Jefferson Elementary21811.970.6%Joplin Schools

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.

2 other schools in Joplin, 318 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Joplin Early Childhood Ctr.31116.454.3%Joplin Schools
College View School73.5not reportedMo Schls for the Sev Disabled

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 Joplin's public schools compare with Missouri's

The median Joplin school has 13.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the Missouri median of 12.5. 56% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 395 students (state 317).

Joplin against Missouri, schools open in 2024-25 with students
JoplinMissouri
Median students per teacher13.012.5
Median school size (students)395317
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)56%48%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%22%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 17 Joplin 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 Joplin

  1. Joplin SchoolsRuns 15 of Joplin's 17 public schools and spent $10,792 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,792
  2. Joplin High, the largest high school in Joplin2,288 students in 2024-25, 18.4 per teacher.2,288
  3. Compare Joplin Schools with Division of Youth ServiceJoplin's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MissouriMissouri's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Joplin 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.

Other cities in Missouri

  1. St Louis193 schools
  2. Kansas City151 schools
  3. Springfield60 schools
  4. Independence36 schools
  5. Columbia35 schools
  6. St Charles32 schools
  7. Lee's Summit30 schools
  8. Florissant29 schools

Questions about schools in Joplin

  1. How many public schools are in Joplin, MO?
    17 public schools with an address in Joplin were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,891 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Joplin?
    Joplin High, with 2,288 students in 2024-25 (Joplin Schools).
  3. Which districts run Joplin's schools?
    Joplin Schools (15 schools), Division of Youth Service (1 school), Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled (1 school). 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

Compiled from official source data by .