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Union R-XI School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Union and Leslie.

Union’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Missouri school districts

Students
3,120
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,953
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$36.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union R-XI School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 28.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $36.6M, about $11,724 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Union 13,445Leslie 156

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Union MiddleThis district
9–12Union HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 39.2% · 1,606 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 43.2% · 1,595 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 89.3% · 250 in the class

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
$11,953 per student · 18% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 46%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,425’20
3,162’21
3,159’22
3,142’23
3,120’24

Up 28.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Central Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
C+
643 students11:1
Prairie Dell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
B+
495 students12:1
Beaufort Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B+
322 students12:1
Union Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Union
B
704 students15:1
Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union
B−
956 students15:1

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.