Poplar Bluff R-I School District

Listed by NCES as Poplar Bluff R-I (district ID 2925450)

Public school district · Butler County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2925450

Poplar Bluff R-I School District spent $11,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 61% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 9 schools enrolled 4,899 students in 2024-25; 32.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,725 per student, up 2.8% 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 Poplar Bluff R-I in enrollment (4,836 to 5,628 students) and Poplar Bluff R-I itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Poplar Bluff R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Ritenour $14,525; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Riverview Gardens $12,486; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Poplar Bluff R-I $11,411; Republic $10,667; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Ritenour$14,525Fort Osage R-I$12,731Riverview Gardens$12,486Carthage R-Ix$12,082Poplar Bluff R-I$11,411Republic$10,667Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Poplar Bluff R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Ritenour $14,525; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Riverview Gardens $12,486; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Poplar Bluff R-I $11,411; Republic $10,667; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Ritenour$14,525Fort Osage R-I$12,731Riverview Gardens$12,486Carthage R-Ix$12,082Poplar Bluff R-I$11,411Republic$10,667Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Poplar Bluff R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Ritenour $14,525; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Riverview Gardens $12,486; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Poplar Bluff R-I $11,411; Republic $10,667; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Ritenour$14,525Fort Osage R-I$12,731Riverview Gardens$12,486Carthage R-Ix$12,082Poplar Bluff R-I$11,411Republic$10,667Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Poplar Bluff R-I, FY23City of St Charles $18,445; Hickman Mills C-1 $14,610; Ritenour $14,525; Fort Osage R-I $12,731; Riverview Gardens $12,486; Carthage R-Ix $12,082; Poplar Bluff R-I $11,411; Republic $10,667; Sedalia School District 200 $10,620; Neosho $10,445; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kCity of St Charles$18,445Hickman Mills C-1$14,610Ritenour$14,525Fort Osage R-I$12,731Riverview Gardens$12,486Carthage R-Ix$12,082Poplar Bluff R-I$11,411Republic$10,667Sedalia School District 200$10,620Neosho$10,445State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$76,779,000 in revenue: 32.4% state, 41.2% local and 26.4% federal. Total spending including $4,569,000 of capital outlay was $66,771,000, or $12,831 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Poplar Bluff R-I School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,867,000; Local $31,641,000; Federal $20,271,000; total $76,779,000.
  • State$24,867,000 32%
  • Local$31,641,000 41%
  • Federal$20,271,000 26%

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

5,204 students in 2022-23, 5,074 students in 2023-24, 4,899 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Poplar Bluff R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,204, 2023-24: 5,074, 2024-25: 4,89902k4k6k2022-235,2042023-245,0742024-254,899
Poplar Bluff R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,204, 2023-24: 5,074, 2024-25: 4,89902k4k6k2022-235,2042023-245,0742024-254,899
Poplar Bluff R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,204, 2023-24: 5,074, 2024-25: 4,89902k4k6k2022-235,2042023-245,0742024-254,899
Poplar Bluff R-I School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,204, 2023-24: 5,074, 2024-25: 4,89902k4k6k2022-235,2042023-245,0742024-254,899

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,204351.114.8
2023-245,074371.213.7
2024-254,899361.513.6

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

$19,893,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,823 per student

Poplar Bluff R-I School District booked $19,893,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 363 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 $54,859 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 75 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$12,209,00061.4%
Special education$4,151,00020.9%
Vocational$1,069,0005.4%
Other programs$2,464,00012.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,394 in 2018-19, $3,370 in 2019-20, $3,561 in 2020-21, $3,588 in 2021-22, $3,823 in 2022-23.

Poplar Bluff R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,394, 2019-20: $3,370, 2020-21: $3,561, 2021-22: $3,588, 2022-23: $3,82301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3942019-20$3,3702020-21$3,5612021-22$3,5882022-23$3,823
Poplar Bluff R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,394, 2019-20: $3,370, 2020-21: $3,561, 2021-22: $3,588, 2022-23: $3,82301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3942019-20$3,3702020-21$3,5612021-22$3,5882022-23$3,823
Poplar Bluff R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,394, 2019-20: $3,370, 2020-21: $3,561, 2021-22: $3,588, 2022-23: $3,82301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3942019-20$3,3702020-21$3,5612021-22$3,5882022-23$3,823
Poplar Bluff R-I School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,394, 2019-20: $3,370, 2020-21: $3,561, 2021-22: $3,588, 2022-23: $3,82301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3942019-20$3,3702020-21$3,5612021-22$3,5882022-23$3,823

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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 44% 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 arts44%43.2%2,659
Math44%39.2%2,810

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 384 students in Poplar Bluff 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 class38467,017

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, 1,521 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
O'neal Elementary34412.2100.0%Schoolwide program
Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Ctr.33312.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Oak Grove Elementary31713.8100.0%Schoolwide program
Lake Road Elementary30012.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Eugene Field Elementary2279.1100.0%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, 1,667 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Poplar Bluff Middle School93212.662.8%Schoolwide program
Poplar Bluff Jr. High73513.156.3%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, 1,416 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Poplar Bluff High1,41616.346.3%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, 295 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Poplar Bluff Early Childhood C29517.3100.0%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 Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentPoplar Bluff R-I School District ranks 107 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,411).#107 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriPoplar Bluff R-I School District is the number 37 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 5,204 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#37 of 558
  3. Republic School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 5,316 students in fall 2022, $10,667 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,667
  4. Hickman Mills C-1 School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 5,121 students in fall 2022, $14,610 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,610
  5. Compare Poplar Bluff R-I School District with Republic School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Poplar Bluff High, its largest high school1,416 students in 2024-25, 16.3 per teacher.1,416
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriPoplar Bluff R-I School District spent $54,859 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$54,859
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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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Poplar Bluff R-I School District?
    9 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,899 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Poplar Bluff R-I School District spend per student?
    $11,411 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 $11,725 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Poplar Bluff R-I School District's money come from?
    $76,779,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.4% state, 41.2% local and 26.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Poplar Bluff R-I School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,414 of the 5,438 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.0%, 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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $19,893,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,823 per student. Divided by the 363 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,859 per teacher, more than 75 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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Poplar Bluff R-I School District scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 44% 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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District?
    92% of the 384 students in Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff R-I School District's NCES district ID?
    2925450. 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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