Cooper Co. R-IV

Public school district · Cooper County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2906150

Cooper Co. R-IV spent $29,826 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its 2 schools enrolled 92 students in 2024-25; 47.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,733 per student, down 7.0% 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 Cooper Co. R-IV in enrollment (84 to 101 students) and Cooper Co. R-IV itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Cooper Co. R-IV, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Macon Co. R-IV $21,463; Hope Leadership Academy $18,950; Belleview R-III $17,538; Cainsville R-I $17,135; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Plainview R-Viii $13,566; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k25k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Macon Co. R-IV$21,463Hope Leadership Academy$18,950Belleview R-III$17,538Cainsville R-I$17,135Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Plainview R-Viii$13,566State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Cooper Co. R-IV, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Macon Co. R-IV $21,463; Hope Leadership Academy $18,950; Belleview R-III $17,538; Cainsville R-I $17,135; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Plainview R-Viii $13,566; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k25k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Macon Co. R-IV$21,463Hope Leadership Academy$18,950Belleview R-III$17,538Cainsville R-I$17,135Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Plainview R-Viii$13,566State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Cooper Co. R-IV, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Macon Co. R-IV $21,463; Hope Leadership Academy $18,950; Belleview R-III $17,538; Cainsville R-I $17,135; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Plainview R-Viii $13,566; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Macon Co. R-IV$21,463Hope Leadership Academy$18,950Belleview R-III$17,538Cainsville R-I$17,135Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Plainview R-Viii$13,566State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Cooper Co. R-IV, FY23Cooper Co. R-IV $29,826; Calhoun R-Viii $23,082; Renick R-V $22,714; Macon Co. R-IV $21,463; Hope Leadership Academy $18,950; Belleview R-III $17,538; Cainsville R-I $17,135; Leesville R-Ix $15,945; Skyline R-II $14,667; Plainview R-Viii $13,566; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k35kCooper Co. R-IV$29,826Calhoun R-Viii$23,082Renick R-V$22,714Macon Co. R-IV$21,463Hope Leadership Academy$18,950Belleview R-III$17,538Cainsville R-I$17,135Leesville R-Ix$15,945Skyline R-II$14,667Plainview R-Viii$13,566State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$2,496,000 in revenue: 47.8% state, 34.7% local and 17.6% federal. Total spending including $253,000 of capital outlay was $3,036,000, or $33,000 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cooper Co. R-IV revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,192,000; Local $865,000; Federal $439,000; total $2,496,000.
  • State$1,192,000 48%
  • Local$865,000 35%
  • Federal$439,000 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 376 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

92 students in 2022-23, 86 students in 2023-24, 92 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cooper Co. R-IV enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 86, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23922023-24862024-2592
Cooper Co. R-IV enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 86, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23922023-24862024-2592
Cooper Co. R-IV enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 86, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23922023-24862024-2592
Cooper Co. R-IV enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 86, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23922023-24862024-2592

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239214.36.4
2023-248615.05.7
2024-259215.26.1

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 Cooper Co. R-IV 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%40

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 7 students in Cooper Co. R-IV'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 class767,017

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, 59 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bunceton Elementary596.3100.0%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.

1 high school, 33 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bunceton High335.7100.0%Targeted 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 Cooper Co. R-IV

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 Cooper Co. R-IV

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentCooper Co. R-IV ranks 9 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,826).#9 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriCooper Co. R-IV is the number 512 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 92 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#512 of 558
  3. Belleview R-IIIThe next larger Missouri district: 93 students in fall 2022, $17,538 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,538
  4. Leesville R-IxThe next smaller Missouri district: 91 students in fall 2022, $15,945 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,945
  5. Compare Cooper Co. R-IV with Belleview R-IIIEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bunceton High, its largest high school33 students in 2024-25, 5.7 per teacher.33
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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 Cooper Co. R-IV

  1. How many schools and students are in Cooper Co. R-IV?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 92 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cooper Co. R-IV spend per student?
    $29,826 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 $27,733 per student, down 7.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cooper Co. R-IV's money come from?
    $2,496,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.8% state, 34.7% local and 17.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cooper Co. R-IV live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 29 of the 143 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.3%, 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 do students in Cooper Co. R-IV do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cooper Co. R-IV 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 the graduation rate in Cooper Co. R-IV?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Cooper Co. R-IV'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 Cooper Co. R-IV's NCES district ID?
    2906150. 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
  • 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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