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Schools in Licking · Licking R-VIII School District

Licking’s public schools outscore 61% of Missouri districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Licking, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 30% of Licking’s students scored proficient, below the Missouri average (39%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.

#127of 247 Missouri townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
45%
▲ 2 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 9 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 20% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MO 12.8
Schools in town
0
813 students on the public path
In brief

Licking’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 224 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Licking’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $11,674 per student in FY2024, against $14,569 across Missouri. 23% 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 Licking 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 Licking’s grade

B− Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 61% of Missouri school districts, #127 of 247 Missouri towns. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (224)Better than 73%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 377 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Licking anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Licking’s students in the tested grades sat them (381 in math, 373 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Licking Elem.Licking R-VIII School DistrictC+
7–12Licking HighLicking R-VIII School DistrictB−

Licking’s public schools are run by Licking R-VIII School District, which also serves Boone, Lynch and Sherrill. 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.

Licking R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 813 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,674MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 43.2% · 373 students tested
Math30%
State average 39.2% · 381 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 23% of the Licking 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.

Licking vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LickingBLicking R-VIII

Every school in Licking

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).

Also serving Lickingin other towns
Licking Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Licking High
High · Grades 7–12
B−
397 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Licking’s schools

Are Licking’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Missouri: the public schools Licking children attend outscore 61% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #127 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Licking in?

Licking R-VIII School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 813 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Licking’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Licking R-VIII School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Licking spend per student?

$11,674 in Licking R-VIII 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.