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Advance R-IV School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Pike Township and Advance, and parts of New Lisbon Township.

Pike Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Missouri school districts

Students
428
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,786
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$3.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Advance R-IV School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the MO average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.4M, about $7,932 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Pike Township 3,577AAdvance 1,323

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pike Township. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 39.2% · 214 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 43.2% · 215 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.3% · 31 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
$11,786 per student · 19% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 50%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
446’20
436’21
420’22
426’23
428’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Black 2%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <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.

Advance Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Advance
A+
240 students12:1
Advance High
High · Grades 7–12 · Advance
C
188 students13:1

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloomfield R-XIV School DistrictCastor Township
$11,306per student
Dexter R-XI School DistrictCastor Township
$10,264per student
Puxico R-VIII School DistrictDuck Creek Township
$9,991per student
Richland R-I School DistrictRichland Township
$15,654per 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.