Meramec Valley R-III School District

Listed by NCES as Meramec Valley R-III (district ID 2923460)

Public school district · Franklin County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2923460

Meramec Valley R-III School District spent $12,973 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,885). Its 8 schools enrolled 2,930 students in 2024-25; 28.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,052 per student, up 0.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Missouri: 89.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Missouri districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Meramec Valley R-III in enrollment (2,777 to 3,315 students) and Meramec Valley R-III itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Meramec Valley R-III, FY23Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Meramec Valley R-III $12,973; Sikeston Public Schools $11,901; Union R-Xi $11,594; Warren County R-III $11,362; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; Hillsboro R-3 $10,582; Marshfield R-I Schools $10,018; Festus R6 $9,612; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kNormandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Meramec Valley R-III$12,973Sikeston Public Schools$11,901Union R-Xi$11,594Warren County R-III$11,362Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176Hillsboro R-3$10,582Marshfield R-I Schools$10,018Festus R6$9,612State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Meramec Valley R-III, FY23Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Meramec Valley R-III $12,973; Sikeston Public Schools $11,901; Union R-Xi $11,594; Warren County R-III $11,362; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; Hillsboro R-3 $10,582; Marshfield R-I Schools $10,018; Festus R6 $9,612; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kNormandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Meramec Valley R-III$12,973Sikeston Public Schools$11,901Union R-Xi$11,594Warren County R-III$11,362Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176Hillsboro R-3$10,582Marshfield R-I Schools$10,018Festus R6$9,612State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Meramec Valley R-III, FY23Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Meramec Valley R-III $12,973; Sikeston Public Schools $11,901; Union R-Xi $11,594; Warren County R-III $11,362; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; Hillsboro R-3 $10,582; Marshfield R-I Schools $10,018; Festus R6 $9,612; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5kNormandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Meramec Valley R-III$12,973Sikeston Public Schools$11,901Union R-Xi$11,594Warren County R-III$11,362Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176Hillsboro R-3$10,582Marshfield R-I Schools$10,018Festus R6$9,612State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Meramec Valley R-III, FY23Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Meramec Valley R-III $12,973; Sikeston Public Schools $11,901; Union R-Xi $11,594; Warren County R-III $11,362; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; Hillsboro R-3 $10,582; Marshfield R-I Schools $10,018; Festus R6 $9,612; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5kNormandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Meramec Valley R-III$12,973Sikeston Public Schools$11,901Union R-Xi$11,594Warren County R-III$11,362Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176Hillsboro R-3$10,582Marshfield R-I Schools$10,018Festus R6$9,612State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$48,638,000 in revenue: 28.2% state, 60.0% local and 11.8% federal. Total spending including $7,329,000 of capital outlay was $50,002,000, or $16,410 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Meramec Valley R-III School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,740,000; Local $29,160,000; Federal $5,738,000; total $48,638,000.
  • State$13,740,000 28%
  • Local$29,160,000 60%
  • Federal$5,738,000 12%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 176 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,047 students in 2022-23, 3,044 students in 2023-24, 2,930 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Meramec Valley R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 3,044, 2024-25: 2,93001k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-243,0442024-252,930
Meramec Valley R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 3,044, 2024-25: 2,93001k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-243,0442024-252,930
Meramec Valley R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 3,044, 2024-25: 2,93001k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-243,0442024-252,930
Meramec Valley R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,047, 2023-24: 3,044, 2024-25: 2,93001k2k3k4k2022-233,0472023-243,0442024-252,930

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,047224.913.5
2023-243,044212.014.4
2024-252,930214.013.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$13,351,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,382 per student

Meramec Valley R-III School District booked $13,351,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 226 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $59,094 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 85 in 100 Missouri districts with a figure (state median $50,410, 484 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Missouri teacher salary at $52,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$8,978,00067.2%
Special education$2,255,00016.9%
Vocational$529,0004.0%
Other programs$1,589,00011.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,698 in 2018-19, $3,813 in 2019-20, $4,331 in 2020-21, $4,421 in 2021-22, $4,382 in 2022-23.

Meramec Valley R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,331, 2021-22: $4,421, 2022-23: $4,38202k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,8132020-21$4,3312021-22$4,4212022-23$4,382
Meramec Valley R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,331, 2021-22: $4,421, 2022-23: $4,38202k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,8132020-21$4,3312021-22$4,4212022-23$4,382
Meramec Valley R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,331, 2021-22: $4,421, 2022-23: $4,38202k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,8132020-21$4,3312021-22$4,4212022-23$4,382
Meramec Valley R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,813, 2020-21: $4,331, 2021-22: $4,421, 2022-23: $4,38202k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,8132020-21$4,3312021-22$4,4212022-23$4,382

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Meramec Valley R-III School District scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 37% in math, against 43.2% in reading and 39.2% in math across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMissouriStudents tested
Reading and language arts43%43.2%1,571
Math37%39.2%1,501

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 223 students in Meramec Valley R-III School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMissouri
Four-year graduation rate90%89.3%
Students in the class22367,017

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

4 elementary schools, 1,093 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Zitzman Elementary46914.431.3%Schoolwide program
Coleman Elementary26511.444.9%Schoolwide program
Nike Elementary21213.144.3%Schoolwide program
Robertsville Elementary14711.649.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 841 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Riverbend School44214.136.4%Eligible, no program
Pacific Intermediate39913.639.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 973 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pacific High97316.432.9%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 23 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Doris Hoffman Early Learning C232.473.9%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Truman Elementary

Elementary school in Pacific; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 196 students; 11.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Meramec Valley R-III School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Meramec Valley R-III School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentMeramec Valley R-III School District ranks 51 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,973).#51 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriMeramec Valley R-III School District is the number 71 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 3,047 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#71 of 558
  3. Warren County R-III School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 3,085 students in fall 2022, $11,362 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,362
  4. Windsor C-1 School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 2,953 students in fall 2022, $11,176 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,176
  5. Compare Meramec Valley R-III School District with Warren County R-III School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Pacific High, its largest high school973 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.973
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriMeramec Valley R-III School District spent $59,094 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$59,094
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Meramec Valley R-III School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Meramec Valley R-III School District?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,930 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Meramec Valley R-III School District spend per student?
    $12,973 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Missouri median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,885 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,052 per student, up 0.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Meramec Valley R-III School District's money come from?
    $48,638,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.2% state, 60.0% local and 11.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Meramec Valley R-III School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 354 of the 3,456 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Meramec Valley R-III School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $13,351,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,382 per student. Divided by the 226 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,094 per teacher, more than 85 in 100 Missouri districts (state median $50,410). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Missouri teacher salary at $52,481 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Meramec Valley R-III School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Meramec Valley R-III School District scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 37% in math, against 43.2% in reading and 39.2% in math across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Meramec Valley R-III School District?
    90% of the 223 students in Meramec Valley R-III School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Meramec Valley R-III School District's NCES district ID?
    2923460. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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