Public schools in Sikeston, MO

Sikeston has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,618 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Sikeston Public Schools runs 7 of them.

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

The 4 districts and agencies that run Sikeston's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in SikestonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Sikeston Public Schools73,307$11,901
Scott Co. Central2274$15,540
Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled1704not reported
Division of Youth Service1459not 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.

3 high schools in Sikeston, 1,074 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sikeston Senior High School95515.6100.0%Sikeston Public Schools
Scott Co. Central High1088.8100.0%Scott Co. Central
Sikeston Hope Ctr.1111.072.7%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.

2 middle schools in Sikeston, 941 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sikeston Middle School49314.8100.0%Sikeston Public Schools
Sikeston Junior High School44812.3100.0%Sikeston Public 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.

5 elementary schools in Sikeston, 1,575 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sikeston Kindergarten Ctr.40313.5100.0%Sikeston Public Schools
Lee Hunter Elementary36915.0100.0%Sikeston Public Schools
Wing Elementary35913.2100.0%Sikeston Public Schools
Southeast Elementary25011.6100.0%Sikeston Public Schools
Scott Co. Central Elementary19411.1100.0%Scott Co. Central

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 Sikeston, 28 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
New Dawn School284.760.7%Mo 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 Sikeston's public schools compare with Missouri's

The median Sikeston school has 12.3 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Missouri median of 12.5. 55% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 359 students (state 317).

Sikeston against Missouri, schools open in 2024-25 with students
SikestonMissouri
Median students per teacher12.312.5
Median school size (students)359317
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)55%48%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)82%22%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Sikeston 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 Sikeston

  1. Sikeston Public SchoolsRuns 7 of Sikeston's 11 public schools and spent $11,901 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,901
  2. Sikeston Senior High School, the largest high school in Sikeston955 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.955
  3. Compare Sikeston Public Schools with Scott Co. CentralSikeston'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 Sikeston 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 Sikeston

  1. How many public schools are in Sikeston, MO?
    11 public schools with an address in Sikeston were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,618 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Sikeston?
    Sikeston Senior High School, with 955 students in 2024-25 (Sikeston Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Sikeston's schools?
    Sikeston Public Schools (7 schools), Scott Co. Central (2 schools), Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled (1 school), Division of Youth Service (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 .