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Glasgow School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Glasgow and Chariton Township.

Glasgow’s School Grade D better than 10% of Missouri school districts

Students
314
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,550
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glasgow School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MO average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $557 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
DGlasgow 1,080Chariton Township 188

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glasgow. Grade by grade →

PK–5Glasgow Elementary.This district
6–12Glasgow HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 39.2% · 152 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 43.2% · 151 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.3% · 29 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
$13,550 per student · 7% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 45%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
362’20
347’21
314’22
300’23
314’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Hispanic 2%

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.

Glasgow Elementary.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glasgow
D
126 students10:1
Glasgow High
High · Grades 6–12 · Glasgow
C−
188 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Keytesville R-III School DistrictBowling Green Township, Keytesville Township
$25,009per student
Brunswick R-II School DistrictBowling Green Township
$14,364per student
Salisbury R-IV School DistrictSalisbury Township
$14,271per student

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.