Rolla Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Rolla 31 (district ID 2926890)

Public school district · Phelps County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2926890

Rolla Public Schools spent $11,353 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 63% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 6 schools enrolled 4,161 students in 2024-25; 34.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,238 per student, up 7.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (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 Rolla Public Schools in enrollment (3,910 to 4,506 students) and Rolla Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Rolla Public Schools, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Camdenton R-III $13,296; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Rolla Public Schools $11,353; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Farmington R-Vii $10,723; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Camdenton R-III$13,296Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Rolla Public Schools$11,353Grain Valley Schools$11,206Farmington R-Vii$10,723State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Rolla Public Schools, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Camdenton R-III $13,296; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Rolla Public Schools $11,353; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Farmington R-Vii $10,723; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Camdenton R-III$13,296Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Rolla Public Schools$11,353Grain Valley Schools$11,206Farmington R-Vii$10,723State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Rolla Public Schools, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Camdenton R-III $13,296; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Rolla Public Schools $11,353; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Farmington R-Vii $10,723; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Camdenton R-III$13,296Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Rolla Public Schools$11,353Grain Valley Schools$11,206Farmington R-Vii$10,723State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Rolla Public Schools, FY23Ladue $15,032; Webster Groves $13,734; Belton $13,569; Camdenton R-III $13,296; Platte County $12,429; Cape Girardeau Public Schools $12,129; Lebanon R-III $11,731; Rolla Public Schools $11,353; Grain Valley Schools $11,206; Farmington R-Vii $10,723; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16kLadue$15,032Webster Groves$13,734Belton$13,569Camdenton R-III$13,296Platte County$12,429Cape Girardeau Public Schools$12,129Lebanon R-III$11,731Rolla Public Schools$11,353Grain Valley Schools$11,206Farmington R-Vii$10,723State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$57,954,000 in revenue: 34.1% state, 52.1% local and 13.8% federal. Total spending including $19,071,000 of capital outlay was $68,653,000, or $16,499 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rolla Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $19,753,000; Local $30,195,000; Federal $8,006,000; total $57,954,000.
  • State$19,753,000 34%
  • Local$30,195,000 52%
  • Federal$8,006,000 14%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,161 students in 2022-23, 4,202 students in 2023-24, 4,161 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rolla Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,161, 2023-24: 4,202, 2024-25: 4,16102k4k6k2022-234,1612023-244,2022024-254,161
Rolla Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,161, 2023-24: 4,202, 2024-25: 4,16102k4k6k2022-234,1612023-244,2022024-254,161
Rolla Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,161, 2023-24: 4,202, 2024-25: 4,16102k4k6k2022-234,1612023-244,2022024-254,161
Rolla Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,161, 2023-24: 4,202, 2024-25: 4,16102k4k6k2022-234,1612023-244,2022024-254,161

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,161264.215.7
2023-244,202269.215.6
2024-254,161273.415.2

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

$18,386,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,419 per student

Rolla Public Schools booked $18,386,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 288 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 $63,945 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 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$13,099,00071.2%
Special education$2,131,00011.6%
Vocational$1,197,0006.5%
Other programs$1,959,00010.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,803 in 2018-19, $3,851 in 2019-20, $4,084 in 2020-21, $4,136 in 2021-22, $4,419 in 2022-23.

Rolla Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,803, 2019-20: $3,851, 2020-21: $4,084, 2021-22: $4,136, 2022-23: $4,41902k4k6k2018-19$3,8032019-20$3,8512020-21$4,0842021-22$4,1362022-23$4,419
Rolla Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,803, 2019-20: $3,851, 2020-21: $4,084, 2021-22: $4,136, 2022-23: $4,41902k4k6k2018-19$3,8032019-20$3,8512020-21$4,0842021-22$4,1362022-23$4,419
Rolla Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,803, 2019-20: $3,851, 2020-21: $4,084, 2021-22: $4,136, 2022-23: $4,41902k4k6k2018-19$3,8032019-20$3,8512020-21$4,0842021-22$4,1362022-23$4,419
Rolla Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,803, 2019-20: $3,851, 2020-21: $4,084, 2021-22: $4,136, 2022-23: $4,41902k4k6k2018-19$3,8032019-20$3,8512020-21$4,0842021-22$4,1362022-23$4,419

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 Rolla Public Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 36% 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%2,126
Math36%39.2%2,193

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

93% of the 325 students in Rolla Public 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 rate93%89.3%
Students in the class32567,017

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, 1,329 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harry S. Truman Elementary44812.649.3%Schoolwide program
Col. John B. Wyman Elementary44112.839.0%Schoolwide program
Mark Twain Elementary44012.441.1%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, 1,434 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rolla Middle85715.938.6%Targeted program
Rolla Jr. High57714.032.6%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.

1 high school, 1,398 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rolla Senior High1,39819.335.0%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 Rolla Public 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 Rolla Public Schools

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentRolla Public Schools ranks 111 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,353).#111 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriRolla Public Schools is the number 54 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 4,161 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#54 of 558
  3. Platte County School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 4,283 students in fall 2022, $12,429 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,429
  4. Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.The next smaller Missouri district: 4,148 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Rolla Public Schools with Platte County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rolla Senior High, its largest high school1,398 students in 2024-25, 19.3 per teacher.1,398
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriRolla Public Schools spent $63,945 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$63,945
  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 Rolla Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Rolla Public Schools?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,161 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rolla Public Schools spend per student?
    $11,353 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 $12,238 per student, up 7.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rolla Public Schools' money come from?
    $57,954,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.1% state, 52.1% local and 13.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rolla Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 696 of the 4,760 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.6%, 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 Rolla Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $18,386,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,419 per student. Divided by the 288 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,945 per teacher, more than 92 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 Rolla Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rolla Public Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 36% 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 Rolla Public Schools?
    93% of the 325 students in Rolla Public 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 Rolla Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2926890. 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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