Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Morley

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Scott County Central Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Morley, Vanduser and Haywood City.

Morley’s Schools page →

Students
302
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,164
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Scott County Central Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the MO average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $7,897 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
Morley 668Vanduser 186Haywood City 137

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Morley. Grade by grade →

PK–6Scott Co. Central Elem.This district
7–12Scott Co. Central HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 39.2% · 142 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 43.2% · 146 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.3% · 21 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
$16,164 per student · 11% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 51%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 51%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
295’20
299’21
274’22
287’23
302’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Black 16%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 1%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.

Scott Co. Central Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sikeston
C−
194 students11:1
Scott Co. Central High
High · Grades 7–12 · Sikeston
C
108 students9:1

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.