Thornfield R-I

Public school district · Ozark County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2923370

Thornfield R-I spent $16,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 77% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its one school enrolled 48 students in 2024-25; 35.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,280 per student, up 2.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Thornfield R-I in enrollment (45 to 54 students) and Thornfield R-I itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Thornfield R-I, FY23Bosworth R-V $30,604; Manes R-V $23,468; Clarksburg C-2 $22,741; Laredo R-Vii $21,851; Holliday C-2 $19,408; Roscoe C-1 $18,962; Cowgill R-Vi $17,756; Thornfield R-I $16,898; Boncl R-X $16,385; Hudson R-Ix $14,500; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k25k30k35kBosworth R-V$30,604Manes R-V$23,468Clarksburg C-2$22,741Laredo R-Vii$21,851Holliday C-2$19,408Roscoe C-1$18,962Cowgill R-Vi$17,756Thornfield R-I$16,898Boncl R-X$16,385Hudson R-Ix$14,500State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Thornfield R-I, FY23Bosworth R-V $30,604; Manes R-V $23,468; Clarksburg C-2 $22,741; Laredo R-Vii $21,851; Holliday C-2 $19,408; Roscoe C-1 $18,962; Cowgill R-Vi $17,756; Thornfield R-I $16,898; Boncl R-X $16,385; Hudson R-Ix $14,500; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20k25k30k35kBosworth R-V$30,604Manes R-V$23,468Clarksburg C-2$22,741Laredo R-Vii$21,851Holliday C-2$19,408Roscoe C-1$18,962Cowgill R-Vi$17,756Thornfield R-I$16,898Boncl R-X$16,385Hudson R-Ix$14,500State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Thornfield R-I, FY23Bosworth R-V $30,604; Manes R-V $23,468; Clarksburg C-2 $22,741; Laredo R-Vii $21,851; Holliday C-2 $19,408; Roscoe C-1 $18,962; Cowgill R-Vi $17,756; Thornfield R-I $16,898; Boncl R-X $16,385; Hudson R-Ix $14,500; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k35kBosworth R-V$30,604Manes R-V$23,468Clarksburg C-2$22,741Laredo R-Vii$21,851Holliday C-2$19,408Roscoe C-1$18,962Cowgill R-Vi$17,756Thornfield R-I$16,898Boncl R-X$16,385Hudson R-Ix$14,500State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Thornfield R-I, FY23Bosworth R-V $30,604; Manes R-V $23,468; Clarksburg C-2 $22,741; Laredo R-Vii $21,851; Holliday C-2 $19,408; Roscoe C-1 $18,962; Cowgill R-Vi $17,756; Thornfield R-I $16,898; Boncl R-X $16,385; Hudson R-Ix $14,500; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k20k30k35kBosworth R-V$30,604Manes R-V$23,468Clarksburg C-2$22,741Laredo R-Vii$21,851Holliday C-2$19,408Roscoe C-1$18,962Cowgill R-Vi$17,756Thornfield R-I$16,898Boncl R-X$16,385Hudson R-Ix$14,500State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$1,199,000 in revenue: 35.3% state, 38.1% local and 26.6% federal. Total spending including $185,000 of capital outlay was $1,185,000, or $24,184 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Thornfield R-I revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $423,000; Local $457,000; Federal $319,000; total $1,199,000.
  • State$423,000 35%
  • Local$457,000 38%
  • Federal$319,000 27%

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

49 students in 2022-23, 50 students in 2023-24, 48 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Thornfield R-I enrollment by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23492023-24502024-2548
Thornfield R-I enrollment by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23492023-24502024-2548
Thornfield R-I enrollment by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23492023-24502024-2548
Thornfield R-I enrollment by school year2022-23: 49, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 4802040602022-23492023-24502024-2548

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23496.47.7
2023-24506.08.3
2024-25486.08.0

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 Thornfield R-I scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 80% or more 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 arts40-59%43.2%26
Math80% or more39.2%26

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.

1 elementary school, 48 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thornfield Elementary488.045.8%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.

Contact Thornfield R-I

  • Phone: (417) 265-3212
  • Office: 37 County Road 855, Thornfield, MO 65762

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 Thornfield R-I

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentThornfield R-I ranks 87 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,898).#87 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriThornfield R-I is the number 539 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 49 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#539 of 558
  3. Hudson R-IxThe next larger Missouri district: 50 students in fall 2022, $14,500 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,500
  4. Bosworth R-VThe next smaller Missouri district: 48 students in fall 2022, $30,604 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,604
  5. Compare Thornfield R-I with Hudson R-IxEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Thornfield R-I

  1. How many schools and students are in Thornfield R-I?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 48 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Thornfield R-I spend per student?
    $16,898 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 $17,280 per student, up 2.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Thornfield R-I's money come from?
    $1,199,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.3% state, 38.1% local and 26.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Thornfield R-I live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 35 of the 110 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 31.8%, 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 Thornfield R-I do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Thornfield R-I scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 80% or more 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 Thornfield R-I's NCES district ID?
    2923370. 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 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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