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Schools in Dalton

Dalton’s public schools

Keytesville R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 72% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.2
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
128 students on the public path
In brief

Dalton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dalton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Keytesville Elem. places highest (better than 73%); Keytesville High lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dalton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Keytesville Elem.in KeytesvilleB+
7–12Keytesville Highin KeytesvilleD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Keytesville R-III School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Keytesville R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 128 students · 6.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$25,009MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 43.2% · 71 students tested
Math32%
State average 39.2% · 62 students tested

Dalton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Dalton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dalton—Keytesville R-III

Every school in Dalton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Daltonin other towns
Keytesville Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Keytesville
B+
80 students7:1Rate it →
Keytesville High
High · Grades 7–12 · Keytesville
D
48 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Dalton’s schools

Are Dalton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dalton. Keytesville R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dalton in?

Keytesville R-III School District.

Where do Dalton kids go to high school?

Keytesville High.

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What Dalton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.