JEFFERSON ELEM. vs SOUTH MIDDLE

How do these schools compare?

Metric JEFFERSON ELEM. SOUTH MIDDLE
Location JOPLIN, MO JOPLIN, MO
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary middle
Enrollment 218 596
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.1:1 13.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 66.7% 37.3%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric JEFFERSON ELEM. SOUTH MIDDLE
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,777 $13,777
District JOPLIN SCHOOLS JOPLIN SCHOOLS

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group JEFFERSON ELEM. SOUTH MIDDLE
White 72.5% 67.4%
African American 4.6% 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5% 8.9%
Asian 0.5% 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.2% 1.5%
Pacific Islander 1.4% 2.0%
Multiracial 6.4% 12.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric JEFFERSON ELEM. SOUTH MIDDLE
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 218:1 596:1
Chronic Absenteeism 11.5% 22.7%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 2 82
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.