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C+

Shell Knob 78 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Shell Knob.

Shell Knob’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Missouri school districts

Students
158
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,816
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
The gist

What stands out about Shell Knob 78 School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Missouri districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 132% more per student than the MO average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 32.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Shell Knob 1,486

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Shell Knob. Grade by grade →

PK–8Shell Knob Elem.This district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 39.2% · 74 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 43.2% · 73 students tested

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
$33,816 per student · 132% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 18%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
119’20
134’21
144’22
114’23
158’24

Up 32.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 4%

Schools in the district

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

Shell Knob Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Shell Knob
B−
158 students7:1

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.