Shawnee R-Iii operates 1 public schools serving 58 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 50 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Henry County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,725 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 58.6% local, 27.6% state, and 13.8% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $84,412 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Shawnee Elem. accounts for 100.0% of all Shawnee R-Iii student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Shawnee R-Iii-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.