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Delta C-7 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Independence Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Missouri school districts

Students
196
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,931
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
The gist

What stands out about Delta C-7 School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Missouri districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Independence Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsSenath-Hornersville C-8 School District
7–122 schoolsSenath-Hornersville C-8 School District

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 39.2% · 95 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 43.2% · 95 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 89.3% · 10 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
$13,931 per student · 4% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 59%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
159’20
172’21
159’22
173’23
196’24

Up 23.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Black 10%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian <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.

Delta C-7 Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Deering
C−
97 students9:1
Delta C-7 High
High · Grades 7–12 · Deering
A−
99 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Holcomb R-III School DistrictFreeborn Township, Holcomb Township
$12,425per student
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School DistrictSalem Township
$12,114per student
Southland C-9 School DistrictSalem Township
$13,215per student
Campbell R-II School DistrictHolcomb Township
$12,051per 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.