Van-Far R-I School District
Serves Vandalia and Farber.
Vandalia’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Missouri school districts
What stands out about Van-Far R-I School District
- Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Missouri districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the MO average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $3.4M, about $5,954 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C−: better than 18% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Vandalia. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MO
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
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.