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Laclede County R-I School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Conway and Phillipsburg.

Conway’s Schools page →

Students
751
Schools
2
Spent per student
$9,795
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Laclede County R-I School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Missouri districts
  • Spends 33% less per student than the MO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.5M, about $1,964 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Conway 738Phillipsburg 166

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Conway. Grade by grade →

PK–6Ezard Elem.This district
7–12Conway High SchoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 39.2% · 390 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 43.2% · 381 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.3% · 72 in the class

100% 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
$9,795 per student · 33% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 58%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
770’20
805’21
817’22
777’23
751’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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.

Ezard Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Conway
A−
422 students14:1
Conway High Schools
High · Grades 7–12 · Conway
C−
329 students12:1

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.