Calhoun R-Viii

Public school district · Henry County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2906480

Calhoun R-Viii spent $23,082 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 94% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its one school enrolled 58 students in 2024-25; 42.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,691 per student, up 28.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Calhoun R-Viii in enrollment (78 to 93 students) and Calhoun R-Viii itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Calhoun R-Viii, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Newtown-Harris R-III $21,728; Ridgeway R-V $21,641; Blackwater R-II $18,692; Belleview R-III $17,538; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Gasconade C-4 $14,456; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k25k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Newtown-Harris R-III$21,728Ridgeway R-V$21,641Blackwater R-II$18,692Belleview R-III$17,538Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Gasconade C-4$14,456State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Calhoun R-Viii, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Newtown-Harris R-III $21,728; Ridgeway R-V $21,641; Blackwater R-II $18,692; Belleview R-III $17,538; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Gasconade C-4 $14,456; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k25k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Newtown-Harris R-III$21,728Ridgeway R-V$21,641Blackwater R-II$18,692Belleview R-III$17,538Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Gasconade C-4$14,456State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Calhoun R-Viii, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Newtown-Harris R-III $21,728; Ridgeway R-V $21,641; Blackwater R-II $18,692; Belleview R-III $17,538; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Gasconade C-4 $14,456; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Newtown-Harris R-III$21,728Ridgeway R-V$21,641Blackwater R-II$18,692Belleview R-III$17,538Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Gasconade C-4$14,456State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Calhoun R-Viii, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Newtown-Harris R-III $21,728; Ridgeway R-V $21,641; Blackwater R-II $18,692; Belleview R-III $17,538; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Gasconade C-4 $14,456; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Newtown-Harris R-III$21,728Ridgeway R-V$21,641Blackwater R-II$18,692Belleview R-III$17,538Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Gasconade C-4$14,456State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$2,115,000 in revenue: 42.9% state, 37.8% local and 19.3% federal. Total spending including $133,000 of capital outlay was $2,130,000, or $25,059 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Calhoun R-Viii revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $908,000; Local $799,000; Federal $408,000; total $2,115,000.
  • State$908,000 43%
  • Local$799,000 38%
  • Federal$408,000 19%

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

85 students in 2022-23, 55 students in 2023-24, 58 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Calhoun R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 55, 2024-25: 5802550751002022-23852023-24552024-2558
Calhoun R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 55, 2024-25: 5802550751002022-23852023-24552024-2558
Calhoun R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 55, 2024-25: 5802550751002022-23852023-24552024-2558
Calhoun R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 85, 2023-24: 55, 2024-25: 5802550751002022-23852023-24552024-2558

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238516.05.3
2023-245511.05.0
2024-255812.24.8

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 Calhoun R-Viii scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading and 20-29% 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 arts20-29%43.2%42
Math20-29%39.2%50

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.

1 elementary school, 58 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Calhoun Elementary584.8100.0%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 Calhoun R-Viii

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 Calhoun R-Viii

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentCalhoun R-Viii ranks 23 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,082).#23 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriCalhoun R-Viii is the number 515 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 85 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#515 of 558
  3. Skyline R-IIThe next larger Missouri district: 87 students in fall 2022, $14,667 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,667
  4. Renick R-VThe next smaller Missouri district: 84 students in fall 2022, $22,714 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,714
  5. Compare Calhoun R-Viii with Skyline R-IIEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Calhoun R-Viii

  1. How many schools and students are in Calhoun R-Viii?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 58 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Calhoun R-Viii spend per student?
    $23,082 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 $29,691 per student, up 28.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Calhoun R-Viii's money come from?
    $2,115,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.9% state, 37.8% local and 19.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Calhoun R-Viii live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 39 of the 171 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.8%, 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 do students in Calhoun R-Viii do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Calhoun R-Viii scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading and 20-29% 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 Calhoun R-Viii's NCES district ID?
    2906480. 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 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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