Lebanon R-III School District

Listed by NCES as Lebanon R-III (district ID 2918270)

Public school district · Laclede County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2918270

Lebanon R-III School District spent $11,731 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 5 schools enrolled 4,144 students in 2024-25; 39.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,450 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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 Lebanon R-III in enrollment (4,283 to 4,732 students) and Lebanon R-III itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lebanon R-III, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lebanon R-III, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lebanon R-III, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lebanon R-III, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Branson Public Schools $11,279; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Willard Public Schools $10,953; Webb City $10,386; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Branson Public Schools$11,279Grain Valley Schools$11,206Willard Public Schools$10,953Webb City$10,386State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$62,628,000 in revenue: 39.9% state, 47.6% local and 12.5% federal. Total spending including $9,405,000 of capital outlay was $64,042,000, or $14,295 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lebanon R-III School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,993,000; Local $29,825,000; Federal $7,810,000; total $62,628,000.
  • State$24,993,000 40%
  • Local$29,825,000 48%
  • Federal$7,810,000 12%

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

4,480 students in 2022-23, 4,145 students in 2023-24, 4,144 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lebanon R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,480, 2023-24: 4,145, 2024-25: 4,14402k4k6k2022-234,4802023-244,1452024-254,144
Lebanon R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,480, 2023-24: 4,145, 2024-25: 4,14402k4k6k2022-234,4802023-244,1452024-254,144
Lebanon R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,480, 2023-24: 4,145, 2024-25: 4,14402k4k6k2022-234,4802023-244,1452024-254,144
Lebanon R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,480, 2023-24: 4,145, 2024-25: 4,14402k4k6k2022-234,4802023-244,1452024-254,144

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,480305.614.7
2023-244,145290.914.2
2024-254,144285.214.5

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

$17,880,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,991 per student

Lebanon R-III School District booked $17,880,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 326 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 $54,919 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 76 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$12,187,00068.2%
Special education$2,822,00015.8%
Vocational$1,114,0006.2%
Other programs$1,757,0009.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,089 in 2018-19, $3,237 in 2019-20, $3,436 in 2020-21, $3,532 in 2021-22, $3,991 in 2022-23.

Lebanon R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,089, 2019-20: $3,237, 2020-21: $3,436, 2021-22: $3,532, 2022-23: $3,99101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0892019-20$3,2372020-21$3,4362021-22$3,5322022-23$3,991
Lebanon R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,089, 2019-20: $3,237, 2020-21: $3,436, 2021-22: $3,532, 2022-23: $3,99101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0892019-20$3,2372020-21$3,4362021-22$3,5322022-23$3,991
Lebanon R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,089, 2019-20: $3,237, 2020-21: $3,436, 2021-22: $3,532, 2022-23: $3,99101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0892019-20$3,2372020-21$3,4362021-22$3,5322022-23$3,991
Lebanon R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,089, 2019-20: $3,237, 2020-21: $3,436, 2021-22: $3,532, 2022-23: $3,99101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0892019-20$3,2372020-21$3,4362021-22$3,5322022-23$3,991

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 Lebanon R-III School District scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 35% 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 arts38%43.2%2,160
Math35%39.2%2,131

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

94% of the 342 students in Lebanon R-III 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 rate94%89.3%
Students in the class34267,017

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,846 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Maplecrest Elementary65613.553.0%Schoolwide program
Joe D. Esther Elementary60911.559.1%Schoolwide program
Boswell Elementary58114.352.3%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.

1 middle school, 859 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lebanon Middle School85913.145.5%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, 1,439 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lebanon Senior High1,43918.640.0%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 Lebanon R-III 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 Lebanon R-III School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentLebanon R-III School District ranks 95 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,731).#95 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriLebanon R-III School District is the number 48 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 4,480 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#48 of 558
  3. Grain Valley SchoolsThe next larger Missouri district: 4,506 students in fall 2022, $11,206 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,206
  4. Ladue School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 4,442 students in fall 2022, $15,032 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,032
  5. Compare Lebanon R-III School District with Grain Valley SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lebanon Senior High, its largest high school1,439 students in 2024-25, 18.6 per teacher.1,439
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriLebanon R-III School District spent $54,919 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$54,919
  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 Lebanon R-III School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Lebanon R-III School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,144 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lebanon R-III School District spend per student?
    $11,731 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 $12,450 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lebanon R-III School District's money come from?
    $62,628,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.9% state, 47.6% local and 12.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lebanon R-III School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 782 of the 4,729 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.5%, 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 Lebanon R-III School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,880,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,991 per student. Divided by the 326 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,919 per teacher, more than 76 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 Lebanon R-III School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lebanon R-III School District scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 35% 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 Lebanon R-III School District?
    94% of the 342 students in Lebanon R-III 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 Lebanon R-III School District's NCES district ID?
    2918270. 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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