Sheldon R-Viii

Public school district · Vernon County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2928170

Sheldon R-Viii spent $14,511 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its 2 schools enrolled 212 students in 2024-25; 35.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,912 per student, down 11.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (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 Sheldon R-Viii in enrollment (168 to 181 students) and Sheldon R-Viii itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Sheldon R-Viii, FY23The Biome $20,335; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Miller Co. R-III $16,939; Risco R-II $15,854; Miami R-I $14,807; Sheldon R-Viii $14,511; Bronaugh R-Vii $13,710; Gilman City R-IV $12,694; Everton R-III $12,576; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kThe Biome$20,335Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Miller Co. R-III$16,939Risco R-II$15,854Miami R-I$14,807Sheldon R-Viii$14,511Bronaugh R-Vii$13,710Gilman City R-IV$12,694Everton R-III$12,576State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Sheldon R-Viii, FY23The Biome $20,335; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Miller Co. R-III $16,939; Risco R-II $15,854; Miami R-I $14,807; Sheldon R-Viii $14,511; Bronaugh R-Vii $13,710; Gilman City R-IV $12,694; Everton R-III $12,576; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kThe Biome$20,335Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Miller Co. R-III$16,939Risco R-II$15,854Miami R-I$14,807Sheldon R-Viii$14,511Bronaugh R-Vii$13,710Gilman City R-IV$12,694Everton R-III$12,576State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Sheldon R-Viii, FY23The Biome $20,335; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Miller Co. R-III $16,939; Risco R-II $15,854; Miami R-I $14,807; Sheldon R-Viii $14,511; Bronaugh R-Vii $13,710; Gilman City R-IV $12,694; Everton R-III $12,576; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k22.5kThe Biome$20,335Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Miller Co. R-III$16,939Risco R-II$15,854Miami R-I$14,807Sheldon R-Viii$14,511Bronaugh R-Vii$13,710Gilman City R-IV$12,694Everton R-III$12,576State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Sheldon R-Viii, FY23The Biome $20,335; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Miller Co. R-III $16,939; Risco R-II $15,854; Miami R-I $14,807; Sheldon R-Viii $14,511; Bronaugh R-Vii $13,710; Gilman City R-IV $12,694; Everton R-III $12,576; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k22.5kThe Biome$20,335Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Miller Co. R-III$16,939Risco R-II$15,854Miami R-I$14,807Sheldon R-Viii$14,511Bronaugh R-Vii$13,710Gilman City R-IV$12,694Everton R-III$12,576State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$2,819,000 in revenue: 35.5% state, 40.3% local and 24.2% federal. Total spending including $56,000 of capital outlay was $2,607,000, or $14,983 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sheldon R-Viii revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,001,000; Local $1,137,000; Federal $681,000; total $2,819,000.
  • State$1,001,000 36%
  • Local$1,137,000 40%
  • Federal$681,000 24%

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

174 students in 2022-23, 205 students in 2023-24, 212 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sheldon R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 174, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-231742023-242052024-25212
Sheldon R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 174, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-231742023-242052024-25212
Sheldon R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 174, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-231742023-242052024-25212
Sheldon R-Viii enrollment by school year2022-23: 174, 2023-24: 205, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-231742023-242052024-25212

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317422.77.7
2023-2420523.28.8
2024-2521223.79.0

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Sheldon R-Viii scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 40-44% 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 arts35-39%43.2%88
Math40-44%39.2%85

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

50% or more of the 12 students in Sheldon R-Viii'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 rate50% or more89.3%
Students in the class1267,017

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, 123 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheldon Elementary1239.759.3%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, 89 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheldon High898.147.2%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.

Contact Sheldon R-Viii

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 Sheldon R-Viii

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentSheldon R-Viii ranks 143 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,511).#143 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriSheldon R-Viii is the number 455 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 174 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#455 of 558
  3. The BiomeThe next larger Missouri district: 176 students in fall 2022, $20,335 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,335
  4. Gilman City R-IVThe next smaller Missouri district: 173 students in fall 2022, $12,694 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,694
  5. Compare Sheldon R-Viii with The BiomeEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sheldon High, its largest high school89 students in 2024-25, 8.1 per teacher.89
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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 Sheldon R-Viii

  1. How many schools and students are in Sheldon R-Viii?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 212 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sheldon R-Viii spend per student?
    $14,511 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 $12,912 per student, down 11.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sheldon R-Viii's money come from?
    $2,819,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.5% state, 40.3% local and 24.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sheldon R-Viii live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 38 of the 176 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.6%, 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 do students in Sheldon R-Viii do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sheldon R-Viii scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 40-44% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Sheldon R-Viii?
    50% or more of the 12 students in Sheldon R-Viii'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.
  7. What is Sheldon R-Viii's NCES district ID?
    2928170. 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
  • 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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