Public schools in West Plains, MO

West Plains has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,137 students. They are run by 7 districts and agencies; West Plains School District runs 4 of them.

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

The 7 districts and agencies that run West Plains's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in West PlainsDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
West Plains School District42,698$10,913
Fairview R-Xi1519$9,987
Richards R-V1372$10,562
Glenwood R-8 School District1236$12,775
Howell Valley R-I1224$11,902
Junction Hill C-121209$12,818
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.

One high school in West Plains, 1,108 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
West Plains Senior High1,10816.541.0%West Plains

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 middle school in West Plains, 555 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
West Plains Middle55513.155.1%West Plains

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.

7 elementary schools in West Plains, 2,457 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
West Plains Elementary76712.164.0%West Plains
Fairview Elementary46615.037.8%Fairview R-Xi
Richards Elementary38915.051.9%Richards R-V
Glenwood Elementary25210.442.5%Glenwood R-8
Howell Valley Elementary20111.337.8%Howell Valley R-I
South Fork Elementary19612.740.3%West Plains
Junction Hill Elementary18610.944.1%Junction Hill C-12

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 West Plains, 17 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Ozark Horizon School174.364.7%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 West Plains's public schools compare with Missouri's

The median West Plains school has 12.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Missouri median of 12.5. 70% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 321 students (state 317).

West Plains against Missouri, schools open in 2024-25 with students
West PlainsMissouri
Median students per teacher12.412.5
Median school size (students)321317
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)70%48%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)10%22%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 West Plains 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 West Plains

  1. West Plains School DistrictRuns 4 of West Plains's 10 public schools and spent $10,913 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,913
  2. West Plains Senior High, the largest high school in West Plains1,108 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.1,108
  3. Compare West Plains School District with Fairview R-XiWest Plains'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 West Plains 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 West Plains

  1. How many public schools are in West Plains, MO?
    10 public schools with an address in West Plains were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,137 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in West Plains?
    West Plains Senior High, with 1,108 students in 2024-25 (West Plains School District).
  3. Which districts run West Plains's schools?
    West Plains School District (4 schools), Fairview R-Xi (1 school), Richards R-V (1 school), Glenwood R-8 School District (1 school), and 3 more. 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 .