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Gideon 37 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Gideon and Tallapoosa.

Gideon’s Schools page →

Students
217
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,691
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Gideon 37 School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the MO average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Gideon 709Tallapoosa 72

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gideon. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 39.2% · 117 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 43.2% · 120 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 89.3% · 9 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
$16,691 per student · 15% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 49%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
229’20
222’21
215’22
223’23
217’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 3%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.

Gideon Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gideon
C+
115 students8:1
Gideon High
High · Grades 7–12 · Gideon
C−
102 students11:1

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.