Joplin Schools

Public school district · Jasper County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2916350

Joplin Schools spent $10,792 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 15 schools enrolled 7,873 students in 2024-25; 26.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,195 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (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 Joplin Schools in enrollment (6,155 to 8,759 students) and Joplin Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Joplin Schools, FY23Ferguson-Florissant R-II $15,424; Raytown C-2 $14,743; Kirkwood $14,112; Jefferson City $12,522; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16kFerguson-Florissant R-II$15,424Raytown C-2$14,743Kirkwood$14,112Jefferson City$12,522Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Joplin Schools, FY23Ferguson-Florissant R-II $15,424; Raytown C-2 $14,743; Kirkwood $14,112; Jefferson City $12,522; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16kFerguson-Florissant R-II$15,424Raytown C-2$14,743Kirkwood$14,112Jefferson City$12,522Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Joplin Schools, FY23Ferguson-Florissant R-II $15,424; Raytown C-2 $14,743; Kirkwood $14,112; Jefferson City $12,522; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16kFerguson-Florissant R-II$15,424Raytown C-2$14,743Kirkwood$14,112Jefferson City$12,522Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Joplin Schools, FY23Ferguson-Florissant R-II $15,424; Raytown C-2 $14,743; Kirkwood $14,112; Jefferson City $12,522; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16kFerguson-Florissant R-II$15,424Raytown C-2$14,743Kirkwood$14,112Jefferson City$12,522Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$113,402,000 in revenue: 26.5% state, 56.9% local and 16.6% federal. Total spending including $14,922,000 of capital outlay was $105,855,000, or $13,758 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Joplin Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $30,020,000; Local $64,564,000; Federal $18,818,000; total $113,402,000.
  • State$30,020,000 26%
  • Local$64,564,000 57%
  • Federal$18,818,000 17%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

7,694 students in 2022-23, 7,746 students in 2023-24, 7,873 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Joplin Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,694, 2023-24: 7,746, 2024-25: 7,87302k4k6k8k2022-237,6942023-247,7462024-257,873
Joplin Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,694, 2023-24: 7,746, 2024-25: 7,87302k4k6k8k2022-237,6942023-247,7462024-257,873
Joplin Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,694, 2023-24: 7,746, 2024-25: 7,87302k4k6k8k2022-237,6942023-247,7462024-257,873
Joplin Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,694, 2023-24: 7,746, 2024-25: 7,87302k4k6k8k2022-237,6942023-247,7462024-257,873

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,694553.713.9
2023-247,746549.114.1
2024-257,873552.214.3

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

$29,881,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,884 per student

Joplin Schools booked $29,881,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 578 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 $51,702 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 59 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$20,462,00068.5%
Special education$4,923,00016.5%
Vocational$1,194,0004.0%
Other programs$3,302,00011.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,320 in 2018-19, $3,334 in 2019-20, $3,398 in 2020-21, $3,604 in 2021-22, $3,884 in 2022-23.

Joplin Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,320, 2019-20: $3,334, 2020-21: $3,398, 2021-22: $3,604, 2022-23: $3,88401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3202019-20$3,3342020-21$3,3982021-22$3,6042022-23$3,884
Joplin Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,320, 2019-20: $3,334, 2020-21: $3,398, 2021-22: $3,604, 2022-23: $3,88401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3202019-20$3,3342020-21$3,3982021-22$3,6042022-23$3,884
Joplin Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,320, 2019-20: $3,334, 2020-21: $3,398, 2021-22: $3,604, 2022-23: $3,88401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3202019-20$3,3342020-21$3,3982021-22$3,6042022-23$3,884
Joplin Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,320, 2019-20: $3,334, 2020-21: $3,398, 2021-22: $3,604, 2022-23: $3,88401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3202019-20$3,3342020-21$3,3982021-22$3,6042022-23$3,884

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 Joplin Schools scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 34% 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 arts35%43.2%3,943
Math34%39.2%3,962

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

83% of the 562 students in Joplin Schools' 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 rate83%89.3%
Students in the class56267,017

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.

10 elementary schools, 3,537 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cecil Floyd Elementary53213.163.5%Schoolwide program
Irving Elementary43411.256.0%Schoolwide program
Dover Hill Elementary41213.069.2%Not reported
Stapleton Elementary40013.044.5%Schoolwide program
Soaring Heights Elementary39512.353.2%Schoolwide program
Mckinley Elementary32412.374.4%Schoolwide program
Kelsey Norman Elementary30014.553.3%Schoolwide program
Royal Heights Elementary27713.757.4%Schoolwide program
Eastmorland Elementary24511.059.2%Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary21811.970.6%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.

3 middle schools, 1,737 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Middle59614.245.1%Eligible, no program
East Middle59214.358.1%Eligible, no program
North Middle54912.561.6%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, 2,288 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Joplin High2,28818.449.3%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 other school, 311 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Joplin Early Childhood Ctr.31116.454.3%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 Joplin Schools

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 Joplin Schools

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentJoplin Schools ranks 136 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,792).#136 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriJoplin Schools is the number 23 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 7,694 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#23 of 558
  3. Raytown C-2 School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 8,012 students in fall 2022, $14,743 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,743
  4. Lindbergh SchoolsThe next smaller Missouri district: 7,456 students in fall 2022, $11,046 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,046
  5. Compare Joplin Schools with Raytown C-2 School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Joplin High, its largest high school2,288 students in 2024-25, 18.4 per teacher.2,288
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriJoplin Schools spent $51,702 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$51,702
  8. 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 Joplin Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Joplin Schools?
    15 schools were open in 2024-25 (10 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 7,873 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Joplin Schools spend per student?
    $10,792 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 $11,195 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Joplin Schools' money come from?
    $113,402,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.5% state, 56.9% local and 16.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Joplin Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,650 of the 9,563 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.3%, 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 much does Joplin Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $29,881,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,884 per student. Divided by the 578 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,702 per teacher, more than 59 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 Joplin Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Joplin Schools scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 34% 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 Joplin Schools?
    83% of the 562 students in Joplin Schools' 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 Joplin Schools' NCES district ID?
    2916350. 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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