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Cooper County R-IV School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bunceton.

Bunceton’s Schools page →

Students
92
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,733
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Cooper County R-IV School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 90% more per student than the MO average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Bunceton 338

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bunceton. Grade by grade →

PK–6Bunceton Elem.This district
7–12Bunceton HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 39.2% · 40 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 43.2% · 42 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 89.3% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,733 per student · 90% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 57%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
113’20
107’21
92’22
86’23
92’24

Down 18.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Black 9%Two or more races 5%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Bunceton Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bunceton
C
59 students6:1
Bunceton High
High · Grades 7–12 · Bunceton
D
33 students6:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.