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Schools in Hayti · Hayti R-II School District

Hayti’s public schools score below 90% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 20% of Hayti’s students scored proficient, below the Missouri average (43%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hayti, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 23 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 20 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 0–9 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 2% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
608 students on the public path
In brief

Hayti’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 50 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hayti’s, its schools beat 16%, higher than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri (the state reports Hayti’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $14,898 per student in FY2024, against $14,569 across Missouri. 34% of its revenue that year was federal (Missouri 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Hayti High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hayti’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Missouri school districts. Both inputs trail the Missouri average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (50)Better than 16%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 304 test results and a graduating class of 51 could put Hayti anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Hayti’s students in the tested grades sat them (295 in math, 312 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hayti, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mathis ElementaryHayti R-II School DistrictD
7–12Hayti HighHayti R-II School DistrictD

Hayti’s public schools are run by Hayti R-II School District, which also serves Hayti Heights. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hayti R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 608 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,898MO $14,569 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 43.2% · 312 students tested
Math19%
State average 39.2% · 295 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 34% of the Hayti district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 11% across Missouri, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Hayti vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HaytiDHayti R-II
Hayti Heights—Hayti R-II

Every school in Hayti

2 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 Haytiby address
Mathis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
383 students11:1Rate it →
Hayti High
High · Grades 7–12
D
225 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Hayti’s schools

Are Hayti’s schools good?

On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hayti children attend score below 90% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hayti in?

Hayti R-II School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 608 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Hayti’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Hayti R-II School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Hayti spend per student?

$14,898 in Hayti R-II School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.