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C

Mexico 59 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Mexico and Vandiver.

Mexico’s School Grade C better than 29% of Missouri school districts

Students
2,374
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,925
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$13.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mexico 59 School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.3M, about $5,582 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMexico 11,558Vandiver 64

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mexico. Grade by grade →

PK–KMcMillan Early Learning CenterThis district
1–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mexico MiddleThis district
9–12Mexico HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 39.2% · 1,152 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 43.2% · 1,176 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.3% · 189 in the class

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
$11,925 per student · 18% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 34%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,399’20
2,439’21
2,462’22
2,426’23
2,374’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Black 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

McMillan Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Mexico
319 students13:1
Hawthorne Elem.
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mexico
C
442 students13:1
Eugene Field Elem.
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Mexico
C+
418 students12:1
Mexico Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mexico
C
461 students12:1
Mexico High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mexico
C
734 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.