Bolivar Schools

Listed by NCES as Bolivar R-I (district ID 2905370)

Public school district · Polk County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2905370

Bolivar Schools spent $11,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 64% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,725 students in 2024-25; 41.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,658 per student, up 11.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (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 Bolivar Schools in enrollment (2,543 to 2,953 students) and Bolivar Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bolivar Schools, FY23Center 58 $16,423; Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; West Plains $10,913; North St. Francois County R-1 $10,823; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16k18kCenter 58$16,423Normandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Excelsior Springs$12,560Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176West Plains$10,913North St. Francois County R-1$10,823State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bolivar Schools, FY23Center 58 $16,423; Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; West Plains $10,913; North St. Francois County R-1 $10,823; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16k18kCenter 58$16,423Normandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Excelsior Springs$12,560Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176West Plains$10,913North St. Francois County R-1$10,823State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bolivar Schools, FY23Center 58 $16,423; Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; West Plains $10,913; North St. Francois County R-1 $10,823; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16k18kCenter 58$16,423Normandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Excelsior Springs$12,560Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176West Plains$10,913North St. Francois County R-1$10,823State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bolivar Schools, FY23Center 58 $16,423; Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,176; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Bolivar Schools $11,329; Windsor C-1 $11,176; West Plains $10,913; North St. Francois County R-1 $10,823; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16k18kCenter 58$16,423Normandy Schools Collaborative$16,176Excelsior Springs$12,560Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Bolivar Schools$11,329Windsor C-1$11,176West Plains$10,913North St. Francois County R-1$10,823State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$37,780,000 in revenue: 41.9% state, 40.2% local and 18.0% federal. Total spending including $5,847,000 of capital outlay was $38,632,000, or $13,911 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bolivar Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,823,000; Local $15,171,000; Federal $6,786,000; total $37,780,000.
  • State$15,823,000 42%
  • Local$15,171,000 40%
  • Federal$6,786,000 18%

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

2,777 students in 2022-23, 2,748 students in 2023-24, 2,725 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bolivar Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,777, 2023-24: 2,748, 2024-25: 2,72501k2k3k2022-232,7772023-242,7482024-252,725
Bolivar Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,777, 2023-24: 2,748, 2024-25: 2,72501k2k3k2022-232,7772023-242,7482024-252,725
Bolivar Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,777, 2023-24: 2,748, 2024-25: 2,72501k2k3k2022-232,7772023-242,7482024-252,725
Bolivar Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,777, 2023-24: 2,748, 2024-25: 2,72501k2k3k2022-232,7772023-242,7482024-252,725

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,777211.613.1
2023-242,748214.312.8
2024-252,725206.113.2

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

$12,173,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,384 per student

Bolivar Schools booked $12,173,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 212 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 $57,537 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 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$8,243,00067.7%
Special education$1,727,00014.2%
Vocational$579,0004.8%
Other programs$1,624,00013.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,535 in 2018-19, $3,491 in 2019-20, $3,789 in 2020-21, $3,887 in 2021-22, $4,384 in 2022-23.

Bolivar Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,535, 2019-20: $3,491, 2020-21: $3,789, 2021-22: $3,887, 2022-23: $4,38402k4k6k2018-19$3,5352019-20$3,4912020-21$3,7892021-22$3,8872022-23$4,384
Bolivar Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,535, 2019-20: $3,491, 2020-21: $3,789, 2021-22: $3,887, 2022-23: $4,38402k4k6k2018-19$3,5352019-20$3,4912020-21$3,7892021-22$3,8872022-23$4,384
Bolivar Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,535, 2019-20: $3,491, 2020-21: $3,789, 2021-22: $3,887, 2022-23: $4,38402k4k6k2018-19$3,5352019-20$3,4912020-21$3,7892021-22$3,8872022-23$4,384
Bolivar Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,535, 2019-20: $3,491, 2020-21: $3,789, 2021-22: $3,887, 2022-23: $4,38402k4k6k2018-19$3,5352019-20$3,4912020-21$3,7892021-22$3,8872022-23$4,384

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 Bolivar Schools scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 45% 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%1,401
Math45%39.2%1,273

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

96% of the 215 students in Bolivar Schools' 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 rate96%89.3%
Students in the class21567,017

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,150 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bolivar Primary57811.944.6%Schoolwide program
Bolivar Intermediate School57213.540.4%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 middle school, 587 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bolivar Middle58712.536.8%Eligible, no 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, 831 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bolivar High83114.033.3%Eligible, no 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 other school, 157 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Learning Cntr15717.443.3%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.

Contact Bolivar Schools

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 Bolivar Schools

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentBolivar Schools ranks 113 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,329).#113 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriBolivar Schools is the number 74 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 2,777 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#74 of 558
  3. Normandy Schools CollaborativeThe next larger Missouri district: 2,894 students in fall 2022, $16,176 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,176
  4. North St. Francois County R-1 School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 2,757 students in fall 2022, $10,823 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,823
  5. Compare Bolivar Schools with Normandy Schools CollaborativeEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bolivar High, its largest high school831 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.831
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriBolivar Schools spent $57,537 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$57,537
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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 Bolivar Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Bolivar Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,725 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bolivar Schools spend per student?
    $11,329 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 $12,658 per student, up 11.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bolivar Schools' money come from?
    $37,780,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.9% state, 40.2% local and 18.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bolivar Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 411 of the 2,866 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.3%, 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 Bolivar Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $12,173,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,384 per student. Divided by the 212 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,537 per teacher, more than 83 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 Bolivar Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bolivar Schools scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 45% 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 Bolivar Schools?
    96% of the 215 students in Bolivar Schools' 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 Bolivar Schools' NCES district ID?
    2905370. 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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