Fort Osage R-I School District

Listed by NCES as Fort Osage R-I (district ID 2912290)

Public school district · Jackson County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2912290

Fort Osage R-I School District spent $12,731 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,885). Its 9 schools enrolled 4,718 students in 2024-25; 37.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,905 per student, up 9.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (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 Fort Osage R-I in enrollment (4,506 to 5,121 students) and Fort Osage R-I itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Fort Osage R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Fort Osage R-I$12,731Carthage R-Ix$12,082Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Fort Osage R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Fort Osage R-I$12,731Carthage R-Ix$12,082Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Fort Osage R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Fort Osage R-I$12,731Carthage R-Ix$12,082Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Fort Osage R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Fort Osage R-I$12,731Carthage R-Ix$12,082Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$76,601,000 in revenue: 37.4% state, 49.2% local and 13.4% federal. Total spending including $19,775,000 of capital outlay was $85,450,000, or $17,633 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Fort Osage R-I School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,614,000; Local $37,717,000; Federal $10,270,000; total $76,601,000.
  • State$28,614,000 37%
  • Local$37,717,000 49%
  • Federal$10,270,000 13%

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

4,846 students in 2022-23, 4,796 students in 2023-24, 4,718 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Fort Osage R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,846, 2023-24: 4,796, 2024-25: 4,71802k4k6k2022-234,8462023-244,7962024-254,718
Fort Osage R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,846, 2023-24: 4,796, 2024-25: 4,71802k4k6k2022-234,8462023-244,7962024-254,718
Fort Osage R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,846, 2023-24: 4,796, 2024-25: 4,71802k4k6k2022-234,8462023-244,7962024-254,718
Fort Osage R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,846, 2023-24: 4,796, 2024-25: 4,71802k4k6k2022-234,8462023-244,7962024-254,718

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,846326.014.9
2023-244,796330.914.5
2024-254,718329.314.3

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

$21,543,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,446 per student

Fort Osage R-I School District booked $21,543,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 350 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 $61,472 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 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$15,672,00072.7%
Special education$2,585,00012.0%
Vocational$1,522,0007.1%
Other programs$1,764,0008.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,747 in 2018-19, $3,725 in 2019-20, $4,058 in 2020-21, $4,137 in 2021-22, $4,446 in 2022-23.

Fort Osage R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,747, 2019-20: $3,725, 2020-21: $4,058, 2021-22: $4,137, 2022-23: $4,44602k4k6k2018-19$3,7472019-20$3,7252020-21$4,0582021-22$4,1372022-23$4,446
Fort Osage R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,747, 2019-20: $3,725, 2020-21: $4,058, 2021-22: $4,137, 2022-23: $4,44602k4k6k2018-19$3,7472019-20$3,7252020-21$4,0582021-22$4,1372022-23$4,446
Fort Osage R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,747, 2019-20: $3,725, 2020-21: $4,058, 2021-22: $4,137, 2022-23: $4,44602k4k6k2018-19$3,7472019-20$3,7252020-21$4,0582021-22$4,1372022-23$4,446
Fort Osage R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,747, 2019-20: $3,725, 2020-21: $4,058, 2021-22: $4,137, 2022-23: $4,44602k4k6k2018-19$3,7472019-20$3,7252020-21$4,0582021-22$4,1372022-23$4,446

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 Fort Osage R-I School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 31% 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 arts36%43.2%2,558
Math31%39.2%2,681

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

92% of the 357 students in Fort Osage R-I 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 rate92%89.3%
Students in the class35767,017

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.

5 elementary schools, 1,652 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Indian Trails Elementary36513.155.3%Schoolwide program
Blue Hills Elementary35714.035.9%Schoolwide program
Buckner Elementary32712.037.3%Schoolwide program
Elm Grove Elementary30512.256.7%Schoolwide program
Cler-Mont Elementary29813.552.3%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.

2 middle schools, 1,388 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fire Prairie Middle71314.149.4%Schoolwide program
Osage Trail Middle67513.041.3%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 high school, 1,545 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fort Osage High1,54517.736.1%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.

1 other school, 133 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Ctr.13311.341.4%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 Fort Osage R-I 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 Fort Osage R-I School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentFort Osage R-I School District ranks 55 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,731).#55 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriFort Osage R-I School District is the number 42 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 4,846 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#42 of 558
  3. Neosho School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 4,897 students in fall 2022, $10,445 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,445
  4. City of St Charles School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 4,836 students in fall 2022, $18,445 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,445
  5. Compare Fort Osage R-I School District with Neosho School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Fort Osage High, its largest high school1,545 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.1,545
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriFort Osage R-I School District spent $61,472 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$61,472
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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 Fort Osage R-I School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Fort Osage R-I School District?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,718 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Fort Osage R-I School District spend per student?
    $12,731 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 $13,905 per student, up 9.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Fort Osage R-I School District's money come from?
    $76,601,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.4% state, 49.2% local and 13.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Fort Osage R-I School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 673 of the 5,219 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.9%, 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 Fort Osage R-I School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,543,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,446 per student. Divided by the 350 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,472 per teacher, more than 88 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 Fort Osage R-I School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Fort Osage R-I School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 31% 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 Fort Osage R-I School District?
    92% of the 357 students in Fort Osage R-I 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 Fort Osage R-I School District's NCES district ID?
    2912290. 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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