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Pilot Grove C-4 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Pilot Grove.

Pilot Grove’s Schools page →

Students
200
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,509
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pilot Grove C-4 School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Missouri districts
  • Spends 20% more per student than the MO average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $12,000 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pilot Grove. Grade by grade →

PK–6Pilot Grove Elem.This district
7–12Pilot Grove HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 39.2% · 116 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 43.2% · 119 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.3% · 20 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
$17,509 per student · 20% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 36%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
239’20
232’21
235’22
214’23
200’24

Down 16.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 5%Hispanic <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.

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.