Bakersfield R-IV School District

Listed by NCES as Bakersfield R-IV (district ID 2904140)

Public school district · Ozark County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2904140

Bakersfield R-IV School District spent $12,481 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,479). Its 2 schools enrolled 392 students in 2024-25; 46.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,317 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 Bakersfield R-IV in enrollment (382 to 411 students) and Bakersfield R-IV itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bakersfield R-IV, FY23St. Louis Lang Immersion School $19,139; Citizens of the World Charter $15,161; Polo R-VII $14,032; Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School $13,375; Stoutland Schools $13,360; Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix $13,031; Sweet Springs R-Vii $13,007; Bakersfield R-IV $12,481; Lafayette Preparatory Academy $11,670; Newburg R-II $11,502; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSt. Louis Lang Immersion School$19,139Citizens of the World Charter$15,161Polo R-VII$14,032Scuola Vita Nuova Charter Scho…$13,375Stoutland Schools$13,360Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix$13,031Sweet Springs R-Vii$13,007Bakersfield R-IV$12,481Lafayette Preparatory Academy$11,670Newburg R-II$11,502State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bakersfield R-IV, FY23St. Louis Lang Immersion School $19,139; Citizens of the World Charter $15,161; Polo R-VII $14,032; Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School $13,375; Stoutland Schools $13,360; Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix $13,031; Sweet Springs R-Vii $13,007; Bakersfield R-IV $12,481; Lafayette Preparatory Academy $11,670; Newburg R-II $11,502; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSt. Louis Lang Immersion School$19,139Citizens of the World Charter$15,161Polo R-VII$14,032Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School$13,375Stoutland Schools$13,360Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix$13,031Sweet Springs R-Vii$13,007Bakersfield R-IV$12,481Lafayette Preparatory Academy$11,670Newburg R-II$11,502State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bakersfield R-IV, FY23St. Louis Lang Immersion School $19,139; Citizens of the World Charter $15,161; Polo R-VII $14,032; Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School $13,375; Stoutland Schools $13,360; Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix $13,031; Sweet Springs R-Vii $13,007; Bakersfield R-IV $12,481; Lafayette Preparatory Academy $11,670; Newburg R-II $11,502; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20kSt. Louis Lang Immersion School$19,139Citizens of the World Charter$15,161Polo R-VII$14,032Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School$13,375Stoutland Schools$13,360Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix$13,031Sweet Springs R-Vii$13,007Bakersfield R-IV$12,481Lafayette Preparatory Academy$11,670Newburg R-II$11,502State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bakersfield R-IV, FY23St. Louis Lang Immersion School $19,139; Citizens of the World Charter $15,161; Polo R-VII $14,032; Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School $13,375; Stoutland Schools $13,360; Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix $13,031; Sweet Springs R-Vii $13,007; Bakersfield R-IV $12,481; Lafayette Preparatory Academy $11,670; Newburg R-II $11,502; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20kSt. Louis Lang Immersion School$19,139Citizens of the World Charter$15,161Polo R-VII$14,032Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School$13,375Stoutland Schools$13,360Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix$13,031Sweet Springs R-Vii$13,007Bakersfield R-IV$12,481Lafayette Preparatory Academy$11,670Newburg R-II$11,502State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$5,110,000 in revenue: 46.9% state, 38.2% local and 14.9% federal. Total spending including $274,000 of capital outlay was $5,307,000, or $13,368 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bakersfield R-IV School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,398,000; Local $1,951,000; Federal $761,000; total $5,110,000.
  • State$2,398,000 47%
  • Local$1,951,000 38%
  • Federal$761,000 15%

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 376 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

397 students in 2022-23, 385 students in 2023-24, 392 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bakersfield R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233972023-243852024-25392
Bakersfield R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233972023-243852024-25392
Bakersfield R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233972023-243852024-25392
Bakersfield R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 385, 2024-25: 39201002003004002022-233972023-243852024-25392

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339734.611.5
2023-2438535.111.0
2024-2539238.110.3

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

$1,686,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,247 per student

Bakersfield R-IV School District booked $1,686,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 35 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 $48,771 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 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$1,275,00075.6%
Special education$168,00010.0%
Vocational$164,0009.7%
Other programs$79,0004.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,531 in 2018-19, $3,564 in 2019-20, $3,304 in 2020-21, $3,974 in 2021-22, $4,247 in 2022-23.

Bakersfield R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,531, 2019-20: $3,564, 2020-21: $3,304, 2021-22: $3,974, 2022-23: $4,24702k4k6k2018-19$3,5312019-20$3,5642020-21$3,3042021-22$3,9742022-23$4,247
Bakersfield R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,531, 2019-20: $3,564, 2020-21: $3,304, 2021-22: $3,974, 2022-23: $4,24702k4k6k2018-19$3,5312019-20$3,5642020-21$3,3042021-22$3,9742022-23$4,247
Bakersfield R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,531, 2019-20: $3,564, 2020-21: $3,304, 2021-22: $3,974, 2022-23: $4,24702k4k6k2018-19$3,5312019-20$3,5642020-21$3,3042021-22$3,9742022-23$4,247
Bakersfield R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,531, 2019-20: $3,564, 2020-21: $3,304, 2021-22: $3,974, 2022-23: $4,24702k4k6k2018-19$3,5312019-20$3,5642020-21$3,3042021-22$3,9742022-23$4,247

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 Bakersfield R-IV School District scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 35-39% 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 arts35-39%43.2%195
Math35-39%39.2%194

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% or more of the 34 students in Bakersfield R-IV 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% or more89.3%
Students in the class3467,017

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.

1 elementary school, 177 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bakersfield Elementary1779.939.5%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, 215 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bakersfield High21510.741.9%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.

Contact Bakersfield R-IV 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 Bakersfield R-IV School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentBakersfield R-IV School District ranks 249 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,481).#249 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriBakersfield R-IV School District is the number 333 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 397 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#333 of 558
  3. Newburg R-II School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 402 students in fall 2022, $11,502 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,502
  4. St. Louis Lang Immersion SchoolThe next smaller Missouri district: 395 students in fall 2022, $19,139 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,139
  5. Compare Bakersfield R-IV School District with Newburg R-II School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bakersfield High, its largest high school215 students in 2024-25, 10.7 per teacher.215
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriBakersfield R-IV School District spent $48,771 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$48,771
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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 Bakersfield R-IV School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Bakersfield R-IV School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 392 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bakersfield R-IV School District spend per student?
    $12,481 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,479 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,317 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bakersfield R-IV School District's money come from?
    $5,110,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.9% state, 38.2% local and 14.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bakersfield R-IV School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 248 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.8%, 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 Bakersfield R-IV School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,686,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,247 per student. Divided by the 35 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,771 per teacher, more than 39 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 Bakersfield R-IV School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bakersfield R-IV School District scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 35-39% 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 Bakersfield R-IV School District?
    90% or more of the 34 students in Bakersfield R-IV 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 Bakersfield R-IV School District's NCES district ID?
    2904140. 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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