Nell Holcomb R-IV School District

Listed by NCES as Nell Holcomb R-IV (district ID 2907320)

Public school district · Cape Girardeau County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2907320

Nell Holcomb R-IV School District spent $15,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its one school enrolled 249 students in 2024-25; 23.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,228 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Nell Holcomb R-IV in enrollment (229 to 254 students) and Nell Holcomb R-IV itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Nell Holcomb R-IV, FY23Braymer School District C-4 $15,837; Pilot Grove C-4 $15,264; Nell Holcomb R-IV $15,008; Southland C-9 $14,289; Hardin-Central C-2 $13,821; Adair County R-1 Schools $13,556; Bunker R-III $13,405; Kingsville R-I $13,366; Glenwood R-8 $12,775; Chadwick R-I $12,622; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12k14k16k18kBraymer School District C-4$15,837Pilot Grove C-4$15,264Nell Holcomb R-IV$15,008Southland C-9$14,289Hardin-Central C-2$13,821Adair County R-1 Schools$13,556Bunker R-III$13,405Kingsville R-I$13,366Glenwood R-8$12,775Chadwick R-I$12,622State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Nell Holcomb R-IV, FY23Braymer School District C-4 $15,837; Pilot Grove C-4 $15,264; Nell Holcomb R-IV $15,008; Southland C-9 $14,289; Hardin-Central C-2 $13,821; Adair County R-1 Schools $13,556; Bunker R-III $13,405; Kingsville R-I $13,366; Glenwood R-8 $12,775; Chadwick R-I $12,622; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12k14k16k18kBraymer School District C-4$15,837Pilot Grove C-4$15,264Nell Holcomb R-IV$15,008Southland C-9$14,289Hardin-Central C-2$13,821Adair County R-1 Schools$13,556Bunker R-III$13,405Kingsville R-I$13,366Glenwood R-8$12,775Chadwick R-I$12,622State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Nell Holcomb R-IV, FY23Braymer School District C-4 $15,837; Pilot Grove C-4 $15,264; Nell Holcomb R-IV $15,008; Southland C-9 $14,289; Hardin-Central C-2 $13,821; Adair County R-1 Schools $13,556; Bunker R-III $13,405; Kingsville R-I $13,366; Glenwood R-8 $12,775; Chadwick R-I $12,622; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k14k18kBraymer School District C-4$15,837Pilot Grove C-4$15,264Nell Holcomb R-IV$15,008Southland C-9$14,289Hardin-Central C-2$13,821Adair County R-1 Schools$13,556Bunker R-III$13,405Kingsville R-I$13,366Glenwood R-8$12,775Chadwick R-I$12,622State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Nell Holcomb R-IV, FY23Braymer School District C-4 $15,837; Pilot Grove C-4 $15,264; Nell Holcomb R-IV $15,008; Southland C-9 $14,289; Hardin-Central C-2 $13,821; Adair County R-1 Schools $13,556; Bunker R-III $13,405; Kingsville R-I $13,366; Glenwood R-8 $12,775; Chadwick R-I $12,622; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k14k18kBraymer School District C-4$15,837Pilot Grove C-4$15,264Nell Holcomb R-IV$15,008Southland C-9$14,289Hardin-Central C-2$13,821Adair County R-1 Schools$13,556Bunker R-III$13,405Kingsville R-I$13,366Glenwood R-8$12,775Chadwick R-I$12,622State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$5,146,000 in revenue: 23.7% state, 64.6% local and 11.7% federal. Total spending including $297,000 of capital outlay was $4,690,000, or $19,221 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Nell Holcomb R-IV School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,219,000; Local $3,323,000; Federal $604,000; total $5,146,000.
  • State$1,219,000 24%
  • Local$3,323,000 65%
  • Federal$604,000 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 376 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

244 students in 2022-23, 241 students in 2023-24, 249 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Nell Holcomb R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24901002003002022-232442023-242412024-25249
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24901002003002022-232442023-242412024-25249
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24901002003002022-232442023-242412024-25249
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24901002003002022-232442023-242412024-25249

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324428.08.7
2023-2424129.08.3
2024-2524929.08.6

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

$1,410,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,779 per student

Nell Holcomb R-IV School District booked $1,410,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 28 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 $50,357 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 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$1,117,00079.2%
Special education$188,00013.3%
Other programs$105,0007.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,117 in 2018-19, $4,648 in 2019-20, $5,711 in 2020-21, $5,477 in 2021-22, $5,779 in 2022-23.

Nell Holcomb R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,117, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $5,711, 2021-22: $5,477, 2022-23: $5,77902k4k6k2018-19$5,1172019-20$4,6482020-21$5,7112021-22$5,4772022-23$5,779
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,117, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $5,711, 2021-22: $5,477, 2022-23: $5,77902k4k6k2018-19$5,1172019-20$4,6482020-21$5,7112021-22$5,4772022-23$5,779
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,117, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $5,711, 2021-22: $5,477, 2022-23: $5,77902k4k6k2018-19$5,1172019-20$4,6482020-21$5,7112021-22$5,4772022-23$5,779
Nell Holcomb R-IV School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,117, 2019-20: $4,648, 2020-21: $5,711, 2021-22: $5,477, 2022-23: $5,77902k4k6k2018-19$5,1172019-20$4,6482020-21$5,7112021-22$5,4772022-23$5,779

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 Nell Holcomb R-IV School District scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 30-34% 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 arts40-44%43.2%161
Math30-34%39.2%161

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.

1 elementary school, 249 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nell Holcomb Elementary2498.630.9%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.

Contact Nell Holcomb R-IV 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 Nell Holcomb R-IV School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentNell Holcomb R-IV School District ranks 124 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,008).#124 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriNell Holcomb R-IV School District is the number 403 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 244 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#403 of 558
  3. Southland C-9The next larger Missouri district: 249 students in fall 2022, $14,289 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,289
  4. Glenwood R-8 School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 236 students in fall 2022, $12,775 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,775
  5. Compare Nell Holcomb R-IV School District with Southland C-9Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MissouriNell Holcomb R-IV School District spent $50,357 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$50,357
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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 Nell Holcomb R-IV School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Nell Holcomb R-IV School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 249 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Nell Holcomb R-IV School District spend per student?
    $15,008 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 $16,228 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Nell Holcomb R-IV School District's money come from?
    $5,146,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.7% state, 64.6% local and 11.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Nell Holcomb R-IV School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 53 of the 485 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.9%, 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 Nell Holcomb R-IV School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,410,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,779 per student. Divided by the 28 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $50,357 per teacher, more than 50 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 Nell Holcomb R-IV School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Nell Holcomb R-IV School District scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 30-34% 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 Nell Holcomb R-IV School District's NCES district ID?
    2907320. 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 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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