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Schools in Harrisburg

Harrisburg’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 12% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
605 students on the public path
In brief

Harrisburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Harrisburg’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Harrisburg Elementary places highest (better than 67%); Harrisburg High lowest (27%). 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 Harrisburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Harrisburg ElementaryHarrisburg R-VIII School DistrictB+
6–8Harrisburg MiddleHarrisburg R-VIII School DistrictC
9–12Harrisburg HighHarrisburg R-VIII School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Harrisburg R-VIII 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.

Harrisburg R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 605 students · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,772MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 43.2% · 300 students tested
Math43%
State average 39.2% · 298 students tested

Harrisburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Harrisburg—Harrisburg R-VIII

Every school in Harrisburg

3 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).

District schools in Harrisburgby address
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
291 students13:1Rate it →
Harrisburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
129 students12:1Rate it →
Harrisburg High
High · Grades 9–12
C
185 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Harrisburg’s schools

Are Harrisburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harrisburg. Harrisburg R-VIII School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrisburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Harrisburg in?

Harrisburg R-VIII School District.

Where do Harrisburg kids go to high school?

Harrisburg High.

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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.