Seymour R-II

Public school district · Webster County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2927930

Seymour R-II spent $13,372 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,479). Its 3 schools enrolled 696 students in 2024-25; 20.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,171 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Seymour R-II in enrollment (700 to 732 students) and Seymour R-II itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Seymour R-II, FY23Momentum Academy $21,285; Seymour R-II $13,372; East Buchanan Co. C-1 $12,853; Ash Grove R-IV $11,723; Henry Co. R-I $11,415; Spokane R-VII $11,359; Maries Co. R-II $10,771; Hickory Co. R-I $10,644; Louisiana R-II $10,508; Adrian R3 $10,290; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.5k10k15k20k25kMomentum Academy$21,285Seymour R-II$13,372East Buchanan Co. C-1$12,853Ash Grove R-IV$11,723Henry Co. R-I$11,415Spokane R-VII$11,359Maries Co. R-II$10,771Hickory Co. R-I$10,644Louisiana R-II$10,508Adrian R3$10,290State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Seymour R-II, FY23Momentum Academy $21,285; Seymour R-II $13,372; East Buchanan Co. C-1 $12,853; Ash Grove R-IV $11,723; Henry Co. R-I $11,415; Spokane R-VII $11,359; Maries Co. R-II $10,771; Hickory Co. R-I $10,644; Louisiana R-II $10,508; Adrian R3 $10,290; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.5k10k15k20k25kMomentum Academy$21,285Seymour R-II$13,372East Buchanan Co. C-1$12,853Ash Grove R-IV$11,723Henry Co. R-I$11,415Spokane R-VII$11,359Maries Co. R-II$10,771Hickory Co. R-I$10,644Louisiana R-II$10,508Adrian R3$10,290State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Seymour R-II, FY23Momentum Academy $21,285; Seymour R-II $13,372; East Buchanan Co. C-1 $12,853; Ash Grove R-IV $11,723; Henry Co. R-I $11,415; Spokane R-VII $11,359; Maries Co. R-II $10,771; Hickory Co. R-I $10,644; Louisiana R-II $10,508; Adrian R3 $10,290; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.5k15k25kMomentum Academy$21,285Seymour R-II$13,372East Buchanan Co. C-1$12,853Ash Grove R-IV$11,723Henry Co. R-I$11,415Spokane R-VII$11,359Maries Co. R-II$10,771Hickory Co. R-I$10,644Louisiana R-II$10,508Adrian R3$10,290State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Seymour R-II, FY23Momentum Academy $21,285; Seymour R-II $13,372; East Buchanan Co. C-1 $12,853; Ash Grove R-IV $11,723; Henry Co. R-I $11,415; Spokane R-VII $11,359; Maries Co. R-II $10,771; Hickory Co. R-I $10,644; Louisiana R-II $10,508; Adrian R3 $10,290; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.5k15k25kMomentum Academy$21,285Seymour R-II$13,372East Buchanan Co. C-1$12,853Ash Grove R-IV$11,723Henry Co. R-I$11,415Spokane R-VII$11,359Maries Co. R-II$10,771Hickory Co. R-I$10,644Louisiana R-II$10,508Adrian R3$10,290State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$17,335,000 in revenue: 20.6% state, 22.8% local and 56.6% federal. Total spending including $6,311,000 of capital outlay was $16,093,000, or $22,508 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Seymour R-II revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,565,000; Local $3,953,000; Federal $9,817,000; total $17,335,000.
  • State$3,565,000 21%
  • Local$3,953,000 23%
  • Federal$9,817,000 57%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

715 students in 2022-23, 697 students in 2023-24, 696 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Seymour R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237152023-246972024-25696
Seymour R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237152023-246972024-25696
Seymour R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237152023-246972024-25696
Seymour R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 697, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-237152023-246972024-25696

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371565.011.0
2023-2469768.910.1
2024-2569666.510.5

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

$3,219,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,502 per student

Seymour R-II booked $3,219,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 65 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 $49,493 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 46 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$2,337,00072.6%
Special education$217,0006.7%
Vocational$119,0003.7%
Other programs$546,00017.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,849 in 2018-19, $3,783 in 2019-20, $3,843 in 2020-21, $4,195 in 2021-22, $4,502 in 2022-23.

Seymour R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $3,783, 2020-21: $3,843, 2021-22: $4,195, 2022-23: $4,50202k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$3,7832020-21$3,8432021-22$4,1952022-23$4,502
Seymour R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $3,783, 2020-21: $3,843, 2021-22: $4,195, 2022-23: $4,50202k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$3,7832020-21$3,8432021-22$4,1952022-23$4,502
Seymour R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $3,783, 2020-21: $3,843, 2021-22: $4,195, 2022-23: $4,50202k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$3,7832020-21$3,8432021-22$4,1952022-23$4,502
Seymour R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $3,783, 2020-21: $3,843, 2021-22: $4,195, 2022-23: $4,50202k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$3,7832020-21$3,8432021-22$4,1952022-23$4,502

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 Seymour R-II scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 23% 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 arts43%43.2%353
Math23%39.2%356

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

85-89% of the 62 students in Seymour R-II'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 rate85‑89%89.3%
Students in the class6267,017

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.

1 elementary school, 310 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Seymour Elementary3108.545.5%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, 160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Seymour Middle16012.650.0%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.

1 high school, 226 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Seymour High22613.046.5%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.

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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 Seymour R-II

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentSeymour R-II ranks 196 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,372).#196 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriSeymour R-II is the number 236 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 715 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#236 of 558
  3. Louisiana R-IIThe next larger Missouri district: 721 students in fall 2022, $10,508 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,508
  4. Momentum AcademyThe next smaller Missouri district: 709 students in fall 2022, $21,285 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,285
  5. Compare Seymour R-II with Louisiana R-IIEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Seymour High, its largest high school226 students in 2024-25, 13.0 per teacher.226
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriSeymour R-II spent $49,493 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$49,493
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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 Seymour R-II

  1. How many schools and students are in Seymour R-II?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 696 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Seymour R-II spend per student?
    $13,372 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 $14,171 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Seymour R-II's money come from?
    $17,335,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 20.6% state, 22.8% local and 56.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Seymour R-II live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 839 of the 1,956 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 42.9%, 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 Seymour R-II spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,219,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,502 per student. Divided by the 65 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $49,493 per teacher, more than 46 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 Seymour R-II do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Seymour R-II scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 23% 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 Seymour R-II?
    85-89% of the 62 students in Seymour R-II'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 Seymour R-II's NCES district ID?
    2927930. 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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