Smithville R-II

Public school district · Clay County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2928410

Smithville R-II spent $12,057 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 53% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,885). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,514 students in 2024-25; 33.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,410 per student, up 11.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (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 Smithville R-II in enrollment (2,471 to 2,698 students) and Smithville R-II itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Smithville R-II, FY23University City $19,144; KIPP St Louis Public Schools $17,626; Center 58 $16,423; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Kirksville R-III $12,201; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Logan-Rogersville R-Viii $11,113; West Plains $10,913; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.5k10k15k20kUniversity City$19,144KIPP St Louis Public Schools$17,626Center 58$16,423Excelsior Springs$12,560Kirksville R-III$12,201Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Logan-Rogersville R-Viii$11,113West Plains$10,913State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Smithville R-II, FY23University City $19,144; KIPP St Louis Public Schools $17,626; Center 58 $16,423; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Kirksville R-III $12,201; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Logan-Rogersville R-Viii $11,113; West Plains $10,913; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.5k10k15k20kUniversity City$19,144KIPP St Louis Public Schools$17,626Center 58$16,423Excelsior Springs$12,560Kirksville R-III$12,201Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Logan-Rogersville R-Viii$11,113West Plains$10,913State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Smithville R-II, FY23University City $19,144; KIPP St Louis Public Schools $17,626; Center 58 $16,423; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Kirksville R-III $12,201; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Logan-Rogersville R-Viii $11,113; West Plains $10,913; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.5k10k15k20kUniversity City$19,144KIPP St Louis Public Schools$17,626Center 58$16,423Excelsior Springs$12,560Kirksville R-III$12,201Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Logan-Rogersville R-Viii$11,113West Plains$10,913State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Smithville R-II, FY23University City $19,144; KIPP St Louis Public Schools $17,626; Center 58 $16,423; Excelsior Springs $12,560; Kirksville R-III $12,201; Affton $12,103; Smithville R-II $12,057; Desoto 73 $11,996; Logan-Rogersville R-Viii $11,113; West Plains $10,913; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.5k10k15k20kUniversity City$19,144KIPP St Louis Public Schools$17,626Center 58$16,423Excelsior Springs$12,560Kirksville R-III$12,201Affton$12,103Smithville R-II$12,057Desoto 73$11,996Logan-Rogersville R-Viii$11,113West Plains$10,913State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$40,302,000 in revenue: 33.4% state, 61.6% local and 5.0% federal. Total spending including $5,032,000 of capital outlay was $38,472,000, or $14,889 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Smithville R-II revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,449,000; Local $24,823,000; Federal $2,030,000; total $40,302,000.
  • State$13,449,000 33%
  • Local$24,823,000 62%
  • Federal$2,030,000 5%

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

2,584 students in 2022-23, 2,536 students in 2023-24, 2,514 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Smithville R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,584, 2023-24: 2,536, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,5842023-242,5362024-252,514
Smithville R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,584, 2023-24: 2,536, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,5842023-242,5362024-252,514
Smithville R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,584, 2023-24: 2,536, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,5842023-242,5362024-252,514
Smithville R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,584, 2023-24: 2,536, 2024-25: 2,51401k2k3k2022-232,5842023-242,5362024-252,514

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,584181.314.2
2023-242,536181.814.0
2024-252,514179.414.0

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

$10,168,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,935 per student

Smithville R-II booked $10,168,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 181 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 $56,037 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 79 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$8,057,00079.2%
Special education$943,0009.3%
Vocational$252,0002.5%
Other programs$916,0009.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,656 in 2018-19, $3,414 in 2019-20, $3,656 in 2020-21, $3,629 in 2021-22, $3,935 in 2022-23.

Smithville R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,656, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,656, 2021-22: $3,629, 2022-23: $3,93501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,6562019-20$3,4142020-21$3,6562021-22$3,6292022-23$3,935
Smithville R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,656, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,656, 2021-22: $3,629, 2022-23: $3,93501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,6562019-20$3,4142020-21$3,6562021-22$3,6292022-23$3,935
Smithville R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,656, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,656, 2021-22: $3,629, 2022-23: $3,93501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,6562019-20$3,4142020-21$3,6562021-22$3,6292022-23$3,935
Smithville R-II teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,656, 2019-20: $3,414, 2020-21: $3,656, 2021-22: $3,629, 2022-23: $3,93501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,6562019-20$3,4142020-21$3,6562021-22$3,6292022-23$3,935

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 Smithville R-II scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 59% 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 arts53%43.2%1,366
Math59%39.2%1,367

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

96% of the 225 students in Smithville 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 rate96%89.3%
Students in the class22567,017

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, 1,298 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Eagle Heights Elementary49214.211.4%Not Title I
Horizon Elementary44814.814.3%Not Title I
Maple Elementary35811.113.4%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, 371 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Smithville Middle37112.19.4%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, 845 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Smithville High84516.48.6%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 Smithville R-II

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 Smithville R-II

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentSmithville R-II ranks 83 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,057).#83 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriSmithville R-II is the number 79 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 2,584 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#79 of 558
  3. Affton School DistrictThe next larger Missouri district: 2,608 students in fall 2022, $12,103 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,103
  4. Center 58 School DistrictThe next smaller Missouri district: 2,558 students in fall 2022, $16,423 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,423
  5. Compare Smithville R-II with Affton School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Smithville High, its largest high school845 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.845
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriSmithville R-II spent $56,037 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$56,037
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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 Smithville R-II

  1. How many schools and students are in Smithville R-II?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,514 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Smithville R-II spend per student?
    $12,057 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 $13,410 per student, up 11.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Smithville R-II's money come from?
    $40,302,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.4% state, 61.6% local and 5.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Smithville R-II live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 122 of the 2,954 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.1%, 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 Smithville R-II spend on teacher salaries?
    $10,168,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,935 per student. Divided by the 181 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,037 per teacher, more than 79 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 Smithville R-II do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Smithville R-II scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 59% 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 Smithville R-II?
    96% of the 225 students in Smithville 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 Smithville R-II's NCES district ID?
    2928410. 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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