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C+

Perry County 32 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Perryville and Longtown.

Perryville’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Missouri school districts

Students
2,103
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,165
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perry County 32 School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MO average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $298 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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
C+Perryville 8,593Longtown 92

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Perryville. Grade by grade →

PK–2Perryville Primary CenterThis district
3–5Perryville Elem.This district
6–8Perry Co. MiddleThis district
9–12Perryville SR. HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 39.2% · 1,042 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 43.2% · 1,068 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.3% · 178 in the class

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
$12,165 per student · 17% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 33%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,124’20
2,179’21
2,144’22
2,077’23
2,103’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Perryville Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Perryville
492 students12:1
Perryville Elem.
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Perryville
C
429 students12:1
Perry Co. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Perryville
C
439 students12:1
Perryville SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Perryville
B+
743 students18:1

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.