Jefferson C-123

Public school district · Nodaway County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2916200

Jefferson C-123 spent $17,727 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its 2 schools enrolled 139 students in 2024-25; 37.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,659 per student, up 5.3% 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 Jefferson C-123 in enrollment (136 to 145 students) and Jefferson C-123 itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Jefferson C-123, FY23Kansas City Girls Prep Academy $32,610; Shell Knob 78 $24,201; Adair Co. R-II $23,714; North Mercer Co. R-III $19,441; Osage Co. R-I $18,407; Taneyville R-II $18,162; Jefferson C-123 $17,727; Winston R-Vi $17,283; Fairfax R-III $15,722; Prairie Home R-V $14,521; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kKansas City Girls Prep Academy$32,610Shell Knob 78$24,201Adair Co. R-II$23,714North Mercer Co. R-III$19,441Osage Co. R-I$18,407Taneyville R-II$18,162Jefferson C-123$17,727Winston R-Vi$17,283Fairfax R-III$15,722Prairie Home R-V$14,521State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Jefferson C-123, FY23Kansas City Girls Prep Academy $32,610; Shell Knob 78 $24,201; Adair Co. R-II $23,714; North Mercer Co. R-III $19,441; Osage Co. R-I $18,407; Taneyville R-II $18,162; Jefferson C-123 $17,727; Winston R-Vi $17,283; Fairfax R-III $15,722; Prairie Home R-V $14,521; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kKansas City Girls Prep Academy$32,610Shell Knob 78$24,201Adair Co. R-II$23,714North Mercer Co. R-III$19,441Osage Co. R-I$18,407Taneyville R-II$18,162Jefferson C-123$17,727Winston R-Vi$17,283Fairfax R-III$15,722Prairie Home R-V$14,521State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Jefferson C-123, FY23Kansas City Girls Prep Academy $32,610; Shell Knob 78 $24,201; Adair Co. R-II $23,714; North Mercer Co. R-III $19,441; Osage Co. R-I $18,407; Taneyville R-II $18,162; Jefferson C-123 $17,727; Winston R-Vi $17,283; Fairfax R-III $15,722; Prairie Home R-V $14,521; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kKansas City Girls Prep Academy$32,610Shell Knob 78$24,201Adair Co. R-II$23,714North Mercer Co. R-III$19,441Osage Co. R-I$18,407Taneyville R-II$18,162Jefferson C-123$17,727Winston R-Vi$17,283Fairfax R-III$15,722Prairie Home R-V$14,521State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Jefferson C-123, FY23Kansas City Girls Prep Academy $32,610; Shell Knob 78 $24,201; Adair Co. R-II $23,714; North Mercer Co. R-III $19,441; Osage Co. R-I $18,407; Taneyville R-II $18,162; Jefferson C-123 $17,727; Winston R-Vi $17,283; Fairfax R-III $15,722; Prairie Home R-V $14,521; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k40kKansas City Girls Prep Academy$32,610Shell Knob 78$24,201Adair Co. R-II$23,714North Mercer Co. R-III$19,441Osage Co. R-I$18,407Taneyville R-II$18,162Jefferson C-123$17,727Winston R-Vi$17,283Fairfax R-III$15,722Prairie Home R-V$14,521State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$2,778,000 in revenue: 37.2% state, 55.6% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $73,000 of capital outlay was $2,585,000, or $18,597 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Jefferson C-123 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,033,000; Local $1,544,000; Federal $201,000; total $2,778,000.
  • State$1,033,000 37%
  • Local$1,544,000 56%
  • Federal$201,000 7%

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

139 students in 2022-23, 135 students in 2023-24, 139 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Jefferson C-123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 135, 2024-25: 1390501001502022-231392023-241352024-25139
Jefferson C-123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 135, 2024-25: 1390501001502022-231392023-241352024-25139
Jefferson C-123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 135, 2024-25: 1390501001502022-231392023-241352024-25139
Jefferson C-123 enrollment by school year2022-23: 139, 2023-24: 135, 2024-25: 1390501001502022-231392023-241352024-25139

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313919.27.3
2023-2413519.37.0
2024-2513919.57.1

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 Jefferson C-123 scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 60-64% 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 arts50-54%43.2%70
Math60-64%39.2%79

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 12 students in Jefferson C-123'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 class1267,017

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, 83 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Elementary838.121.7%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.

1 high school, 56 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson High566.135.7%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 Jefferson C-123

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 Jefferson C-123

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentJefferson C-123 ranks 74 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,727).#74 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriJefferson C-123 is the number 479 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 139 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#479 of 558
  3. Adair Co. R-IIThe next larger Missouri district: 140 students in fall 2022, $23,714 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,714
  4. Winston R-ViThe next smaller Missouri district: 138 students in fall 2022, $17,283 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,283
  5. Compare Jefferson C-123 with Adair Co. R-IIEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Jefferson High, its largest high school56 students in 2024-25, 6.1 per teacher.56
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Jefferson C-123

  1. How many schools and students are in Jefferson C-123?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 139 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Jefferson C-123 spend per student?
    $17,727 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 $18,659 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Jefferson C-123's money come from?
    $2,778,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.2% state, 55.6% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Jefferson C-123 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 7 of the 102 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.9%, 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 do students in Jefferson C-123 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Jefferson C-123 scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 60-64% 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 Jefferson C-123?
    50% or more of the 12 students in Jefferson C-123'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 Jefferson C-123's NCES district ID?
    2916200. 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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