Bucklin R-II

Public school district · Linn County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2906090

Bucklin R-II spent $20,070 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its 2 schools enrolled 109 students in 2024-25; 40.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,393 per student, up 11.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% 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 Bucklin R-II in enrollment (109 to 121 students) and Bucklin R-II itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bucklin R-II, FY23Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls $32,938; La Salle Charter School $23,270; Pettis Co. R-Xii $22,575; Bucklin R-II $20,070; Hale R-I $19,486; Franklin Co. R-II $17,647; Hume R-Viii $16,857; Westview C-6 $14,743; Altenburg 48 $12,173; Ripley Co. R-III $11,207; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kHawthorn Leadership Schl Girls$32,938La Salle Charter School$23,270Pettis Co. R-Xii$22,575Bucklin R-II$20,070Hale R-I$19,486Franklin Co. R-II$17,647Hume R-Viii$16,857Westview C-6$14,743Altenburg 48$12,173Ripley Co. R-III$11,207State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bucklin R-II, FY23Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls $32,938; La Salle Charter School $23,270; Pettis Co. R-Xii $22,575; Bucklin R-II $20,070; Hale R-I $19,486; Franklin Co. R-II $17,647; Hume R-Viii $16,857; Westview C-6 $14,743; Altenburg 48 $12,173; Ripley Co. R-III $11,207; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kHawthorn Leadership Schl Girls$32,938La Salle Charter School$23,270Pettis Co. R-Xii$22,575Bucklin R-II$20,070Hale R-I$19,486Franklin Co. R-II$17,647Hume R-Viii$16,857Westview C-6$14,743Altenburg 48$12,173Ripley Co. R-III$11,207State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bucklin R-II, FY23Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls $32,938; La Salle Charter School $23,270; Pettis Co. R-Xii $22,575; Bucklin R-II $20,070; Hale R-I $19,486; Franklin Co. R-II $17,647; Hume R-Viii $16,857; Westview C-6 $14,743; Altenburg 48 $12,173; Ripley Co. R-III $11,207; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kHawthorn Leadership Schl Girls$32,938La Salle Charter School$23,270Pettis Co. R-Xii$22,575Bucklin R-II$20,070Hale R-I$19,486Franklin Co. R-II$17,647Hume R-Viii$16,857Westview C-6$14,743Altenburg 48$12,173Ripley Co. R-III$11,207State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Bucklin R-II, FY23Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls $32,938; La Salle Charter School $23,270; Pettis Co. R-Xii $22,575; Bucklin R-II $20,070; Hale R-I $19,486; Franklin Co. R-II $17,647; Hume R-Viii $16,857; Westview C-6 $14,743; Altenburg 48 $12,173; Ripley Co. R-III $11,207; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kHawthorn Leadership Schl Girls$32,938La Salle Charter School$23,270Pettis Co. R-Xii$22,575Bucklin R-II$20,070Hale R-I$19,486Franklin Co. R-II$17,647Hume R-Viii$16,857Westview C-6$14,743Altenburg 48$12,173Ripley Co. R-III$11,207State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$2,478,000 in revenue: 40.8% state, 48.3% local and 10.9% federal. Total spending including $135,000 of capital outlay was $2,460,000, or $21,579 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bucklin R-II revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,012,000; Local $1,196,000; Federal $270,000; total $2,478,000.
  • State$1,012,000 41%
  • Local$1,196,000 48%
  • Federal$270,000 11%

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

114 students in 2022-23, 112 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bucklin R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231142023-241122024-25109
Bucklin R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231142023-241122024-25109
Bucklin R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231142023-241122024-25109
Bucklin R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 114, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231142023-241122024-25109

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311420.55.6
2023-2411219.05.9
2024-2510919.25.7

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bucklin R-II scored proficient or above: 50-59% 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 arts50-59%43.2%50
Math35-39%39.2%62

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

50% or more of the 11 students in Bucklin R-II'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 rate50% or more89.3%
Students in the class1167,017

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, 64 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bucklin Elementary646.229.7%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.

1 high school, 45 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bucklin High455.131.1%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.

Contact Bucklin R-II

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 Bucklin R-II

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentBucklin R-II ranks 43 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,070).#43 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriBucklin R-II is the number 498 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 114 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#498 of 558
  3. La Salle Charter SchoolThe next larger Missouri district: 115 students in fall 2022, $23,270 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,270
  4. Pettis Co. R-XiiThe next smaller Missouri district: 113 students in fall 2022, $22,575 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,575
  5. Compare Bucklin R-II with La Salle Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bucklin High, its largest high school45 students in 2024-25, 5.1 per teacher.45
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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 Bucklin R-II

  1. How many schools and students are in Bucklin R-II?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 109 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bucklin R-II spend per student?
    $20,070 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 $22,393 per student, up 11.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bucklin R-II's money come from?
    $2,478,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.8% state, 48.3% local and 10.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bucklin R-II live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 34 of the 161 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.1%, 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 do students in Bucklin R-II do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bucklin R-II scored proficient or above: 50-59% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Bucklin R-II?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Bucklin R-II'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.
  7. What is Bucklin R-II's NCES district ID?
    2906090. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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