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Exeter R-VI School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Exeter.

Exeter’s Schools page →

Students
333
Schools
2
Spent per student
$10,866
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Exeter R-VI School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the MO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $751 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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
Exeter 765

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Exeter. Grade by grade →

PK–8Exeter Elem.This district
9–12Exeter HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 39.2% · 164 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 43.2% · 175 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.3% · 18 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$10,866 per student · 25% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 26%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 56%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
293’20
309’21
310’22
343’23
333’24

Up 13.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Asian 8%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Exeter Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Exeter
D
224 students13:1
Exeter High
High · Grades 9–12 · Exeter
C−
109 students13:1

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.