Lincoln County R-III School District

Listed by NCES as Troy R-III (district ID 2930450)

Public school district · Lincoln County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2930450

Lincoln County R-III School District spent $11,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 51% of the other Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,885). Its 11 schools enrolled 6,510 students in 2024-25; 34.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,000 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (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 Lincoln County R-III in enrollment (5,969 to 7,694 students) and Lincoln County R-III itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lincoln County R-III, FY23Pattonville R-III $15,871; Kirkwood $14,112; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Northwest R-I $11,515; Ozark $11,197; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16k18kPattonville R-III$15,871Kirkwood$14,112Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Northwest R-I$11,515Ozark$11,197Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lincoln County R-III, FY23Pattonville R-III $15,871; Kirkwood $14,112; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Northwest R-I $11,515; Ozark $11,197; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k10k12k14k16k18kPattonville R-III$15,871Kirkwood$14,112Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Northwest R-I$11,515Ozark$11,197Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lincoln County R-III, FY23Pattonville R-III $15,871; Kirkwood $14,112; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Northwest R-I $11,515; Ozark $11,197; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16k18kPattonville R-III$15,871Kirkwood$14,112Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Northwest R-I$11,515Ozark$11,197Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Lincoln County R-III, FY23Pattonville R-III $15,871; Kirkwood $14,112; Waynesville R-Vi $11,863; Lincoln County R-III $11,811; Raymore-Peculiar R-II $11,631; Northwest R-I $11,515; Ozark $11,197; Lindbergh Schools $11,046; Joplin Schools $10,792; Nixa Public Schools $10,378; State median, 1,000+ students $11,885.8k12k16k18kPattonville R-III$15,871Kirkwood$14,112Waynesville R-Vi$11,863Lincoln County R-III$11,811Raymore-Peculiar R-II$11,631Northwest R-I$11,515Ozark$11,197Lindbergh Schools$11,046Joplin Schools$10,792Nixa Public Schools$10,378State median, 1,000+ students $11,885

Where the money came from

$103,517,000 in revenue: 34.9% state, 55.1% local and 9.9% federal. Total spending including $24,800,000 of capital outlay was $112,794,000, or $16,174 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lincoln County R-III School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $36,175,000; Local $57,058,000; Federal $10,284,000; total $103,517,000.
  • State$36,175,000 35%
  • Local$57,058,000 55%
  • Federal$10,284,000 10%

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

6,974 students in 2022-23, 6,955 students in 2023-24, 6,510 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lincoln County R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,974, 2023-24: 6,955, 2024-25: 6,51002k4k6k8k2022-236,9742023-246,9552024-256,510
Lincoln County R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,974, 2023-24: 6,955, 2024-25: 6,51002k4k6k8k2022-236,9742023-246,9552024-256,510
Lincoln County R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,974, 2023-24: 6,955, 2024-25: 6,51002k4k6k8k2022-236,9742023-246,9552024-256,510
Lincoln County R-III School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,974, 2023-24: 6,955, 2024-25: 6,51002k4k6k8k2022-236,9742023-246,9552024-256,510

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,974480.014.5
2023-246,955497.914.0
2024-256,510466.214.0

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

$27,811,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,988 per student

Lincoln County R-III School District booked $27,811,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 483 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 $57,584 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 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$19,861,00071.4%
Special education$5,062,00018.2%
Vocational$925,0003.3%
Other programs$1,963,0007.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,478 in 2018-19, $3,547 in 2019-20, $3,449 in 2020-21, $3,552 in 2021-22, $3,988 in 2022-23.

Lincoln County R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,478, 2019-20: $3,547, 2020-21: $3,449, 2021-22: $3,552, 2022-23: $3,98801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4782019-20$3,5472020-21$3,4492021-22$3,5522022-23$3,988
Lincoln County R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,478, 2019-20: $3,547, 2020-21: $3,449, 2021-22: $3,552, 2022-23: $3,98801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4782019-20$3,5472020-21$3,4492021-22$3,5522022-23$3,988
Lincoln County R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,478, 2019-20: $3,547, 2020-21: $3,449, 2021-22: $3,552, 2022-23: $3,98801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4782019-20$3,5472020-21$3,4492021-22$3,5522022-23$3,988
Lincoln County R-III School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,478, 2019-20: $3,547, 2020-21: $3,449, 2021-22: $3,552, 2022-23: $3,98801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4782019-20$3,5472020-21$3,4492021-22$3,5522022-23$3,988

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 Lincoln County R-III School District scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 36% 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 arts41%43.2%3,596
Math36%39.2%3,563

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

97% of the 502 students in Lincoln County R-III School District'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 rate97%89.3%
Students in the class50267,017

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.

7 elementary schools, 2,659 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cuivre Park Elementary57813.126.6%Schoolwide program
Wm. R. Cappel Elementary43414.024.0%Schoolwide program
Main Street Elementary42312.246.8%Schoolwide program
Boone Elementary39413.626.4%Schoolwide program
Lincoln Elementary39113.620.2%Not Title I
Claude Brown Elementary30811.519.8%Not Title I
Hawk Point Elementary13115.123.7%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.

2 middle schools, 1,492 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Troy South Middle School76012.920.0%Not Title I
Troy Middle73212.629.0%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, 2,148 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Troy Buchanan High2,14814.718.9%Not Title I

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 other school, 211 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Co Early Childhood Ctr21115.212.8%Not Title I

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 Lincoln County R-III School District

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 Lincoln County R-III School District

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentLincoln County R-III School District ranks 91 of 176 Missouri districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,811).#91 of 176
  2. Every school district in MissouriLincoln County R-III School District is the number 25 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 6,974 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#25 of 558
  3. Lindbergh SchoolsThe next larger Missouri district: 7,456 students in fall 2022, $11,046 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,046
  4. Nixa Public SchoolsThe next smaller Missouri district: 6,724 students in fall 2022, $10,378 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,378
  5. Compare Lincoln County R-III School District with Lindbergh SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Troy Buchanan High, its largest high school2,148 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.2,148
  7. Teacher salary spending across MissouriLincoln County R-III School District spent $57,584 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,410); spending, not a salary.$57,584
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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 Lincoln County R-III School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Lincoln County R-III School District?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 6,510 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lincoln County R-III School District spend per student?
    $11,811 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 $13,000 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lincoln County R-III School District's money come from?
    $103,517,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.9% state, 55.1% local and 9.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lincoln County R-III School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 640 of the 8,211 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, 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 much does Lincoln County R-III School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $27,811,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,988 per student. Divided by the 483 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,584 per teacher, more than 83 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 Lincoln County R-III School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lincoln County R-III School District scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 36% 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 Lincoln County R-III School District?
    97% of the 502 students in Lincoln County R-III School District'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 Lincoln County R-III School District's NCES district ID?
    2930450. 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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