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C+

Morgan County R-I School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Stover, and parts of Laurie.

Stover’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Missouri school districts

Students
622
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,235
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Morgan County R-I School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Missouri districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the MO average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $2,167 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Stover 1,064

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stover. Grade by grade →

PK–4Morgan Co. R-I Elem.This district
9–12Morgan Co. R-I HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 39.2% · 374 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 43.2% · 391 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.3% · 55 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

96% 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
$11,235 per student · 23% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 27%Federal 23%

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

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

Students
White 95%Hispanic 3%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Morgan Co. R-I Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Stover
C+
383 students14:1
Morgan Co. R-I High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stover
B
239 students14:1

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.