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Shawnee R-III School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Tebo Township and Shawnee Township, and parts of Big Creek Township.

Tebo Township’s Schools page →

Students
50
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,547
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Shawnee R-III School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $7,000 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Tebo Township 771Shawnee Township 440

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tebo Township. Grade by grade →

K–8Calhoun Elem.Calhoun R-VIII School District
9–12Windsor HighHenry County R-I School District

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 39.2% · 34 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 43.2% · 34 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Henry Co. R-I, which runs the high school (state 89.3%) · class of 2023.

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
$14,547 per student · 0% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 39%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
53’20
51’21
58’22
53’23
50’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%

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.

Shawnee Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Chilhowee
B+
50 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clinton School DistrictDeer Creek Township, Fields Creek Township, Honey Creek Township
$12,205per student
Sherwood Cass R-VIII School DistrictBogard Township, Honey Creek Township
$11,293per student
Calhoun R-VIII School DistrictDeer Creek Township
$29,691per student
Henry County R-I School DistrictWindsor Township
$11,734per 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.