Union Star R-II

Public school district · DeKalb County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2930600

Union Star R-II spent $15,605 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 72% of the other Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,479). Its 3 schools enrolled 166 students in 2024-25; 27.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,191 per student, up 10.2% 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 Union Star R-II in enrollment (155 to 168 students) and Union Star R-II itself.

Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Union Star R-II, FY23South Nodaway Co. R-IV $18,519; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Golden City R-III $17,374; Union Star R-II $15,605; East Lynne 40 $14,701; Delta C-7 $14,384; Phelps Co. R-III $13,726; Chilhowee R-IV $13,082; Pleasant View R-Vi $11,673; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSouth Nodaway Co. R-IV$18,519Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Golden City R-III$17,374Union Star R-II$15,605East Lynne 40$14,701Delta C-7$14,384Phelps Co. R-III$13,726Chilhowee R-IV$13,082Pleasant View R-Vi$11,673State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Union Star R-II, FY23South Nodaway Co. R-IV $18,519; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Golden City R-III $17,374; Union Star R-II $15,605; East Lynne 40 $14,701; Delta C-7 $14,384; Phelps Co. R-III $13,726; Chilhowee R-IV $13,082; Pleasant View R-Vi $11,673; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSouth Nodaway Co. R-IV$18,519Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Golden City R-III$17,374Union Star R-II$15,605East Lynne 40$14,701Delta C-7$14,384Phelps Co. R-III$13,726Chilhowee R-IV$13,082Pleasant View R-Vi$11,673State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Union Star R-II, FY23South Nodaway Co. R-IV $18,519; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Golden City R-III $17,374; Union Star R-II $15,605; East Lynne 40 $14,701; Delta C-7 $14,384; Phelps Co. R-III $13,726; Chilhowee R-IV $13,082; Pleasant View R-Vi $11,673; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20kSouth Nodaway Co. R-IV$18,519Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Golden City R-III$17,374Union Star R-II$15,605East Lynne 40$14,701Delta C-7$14,384Phelps Co. R-III$13,726Chilhowee R-IV$13,082Pleasant View R-Vi$11,673State median, under 1,000 students $13,479
Current spending per student, Missouri districts closest in size to Union Star R-II, FY23South Nodaway Co. R-IV $18,519; Norborne R-Viii $18,440; Northwestern R-I $17,649; Golden City R-III $17,374; Union Star R-II $15,605; East Lynne 40 $14,701; Delta C-7 $14,384; Phelps Co. R-III $13,726; Chilhowee R-IV $13,082; Pleasant View R-Vi $11,673; State median, under 1,000 students $13,479.10k15k20kSouth Nodaway Co. R-IV$18,519Norborne R-Viii$18,440Northwestern R-I$17,649Golden City R-III$17,374Union Star R-II$15,605East Lynne 40$14,701Delta C-7$14,384Phelps Co. R-III$13,726Chilhowee R-IV$13,082Pleasant View R-Vi$11,673State median, under 1,000 students $13,479

Where the money came from

$3,196,000 in revenue: 27.4% state, 65.4% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $465,000 of capital outlay was $3,018,000, or $18,630 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Union Star R-II revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $877,000; Local $2,090,000; Federal $229,000; total $3,196,000.
  • State$877,000 27%
  • Local$2,090,000 65%
  • Federal$229,000 7%

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

162 students in 2022-23, 162 students in 2023-24, 166 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Union Star R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231622023-241622024-25166
Union Star R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231622023-241622024-25166
Union Star R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231622023-241622024-25166
Union Star R-II enrollment by school year2022-23: 162, 2023-24: 162, 2024-25: 1660501001502002022-231622023-241622024-25166

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316220.77.8
2023-2416220.57.9
2024-2516619.98.4

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 Union Star R-II 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%79
Math40-44%39.2%84

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 Union Star 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 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, 66 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Union Star Elementary668.130.3%Targeted 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, 91 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Union Star High918.535.2%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.

1 other school, 9 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Union Star Preschool99.022.2%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 Union Star 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 Union Star R-II

  1. Missouri districts by spending per studentUnion Star R-II ranks 105 of 376 Missouri districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,605).#105 of 376
  2. Every school district in MissouriUnion Star R-II is the number 461 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 162 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#461 of 558
  3. Norborne R-ViiiThe next larger Missouri district: 168 students in fall 2022, $18,440 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,440
  4. Delta C-7The next smaller Missouri district: 159 students in fall 2022, $14,384 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,384
  5. Compare Union Star R-II with Norborne R-ViiiEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Union Star High, its largest high school91 students in 2024-25, 8.5 per teacher.91
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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 Union Star R-II

  1. How many schools and students are in Union Star R-II?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 166 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Union Star R-II spend per student?
    $15,605 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 $17,191 per student, up 10.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Union Star R-II's money come from?
    $3,196,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.4% state, 65.4% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Union Star R-II live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 13 of the 150 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.7%, 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 Union Star R-II do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Union Star R-II 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 Union Star R-II?
    50% or more of the 12 students in Union Star 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.
  7. What is Union Star R-II's NCES district ID?
    2930600. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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