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C+

Fredericktown R-I School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Fredericktown, Junction City and Cobalt.

Fredericktown’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Missouri school districts

Students
1,883
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,127
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
The gist

What stands out about Fredericktown R-I School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MO average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Fredericktown 4,584Junction City 287Cobalt 264

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fredericktown. Grade by grade →

PK–2Fredericktown Elem.This district
3–5Fredericktown IntermediateThis district
6–8Kelly A Burlison Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fredericktown HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 39.2% · 1,078 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 43.2% · 1,071 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.3% · 142 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
$12,127 per student · 17% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 56%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,956’20
1,888’21
1,902’22
1,801’23
1,883’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Fredericktown Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Fredericktown
446 students11:1
Fredericktown Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Fredericktown
B+
393 students13:1
Kelly A Burlison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fredericktown
C+
433 students15:1
Fredericktown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fredericktown
B−
611 students14:1

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.