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C+

Holcomb R-III School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Independence Township, Freeborn Township, Holcomb Township and Holcomb, and parts of Kennett.

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

Students
429
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,425
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Holcomb R-III School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MO average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $3,916 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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
CIndependence Township 11,792DFreeborn Township 1,369C+Holcomb Township 1,264Holcomb 589

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 proficiency32%
State average 39.2% · 233 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 43.2% · 231 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.3% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$12,425 per student · 15% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 59%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
463’20
440’21
435’22
452’23
429’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Holcomb Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Holcomb
C
235 students11:1
Holcomb High
High · Grades 7–12 · Holcomb
C−
194 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Campbell R-II School DistrictUnion Township
$12,051per student
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School DistrictClay Township, Salem Township
$12,114per student
Clarkton C-4 School DistrictClarkton
$14,878per student
Malden R-I School DistrictCotton Hill Township
$12,244per 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.