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Wheaton R-III School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wheaton.

Wheaton’s Schools page →

Students
440
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,597
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wheaton R-III School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MO average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $3,898 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Wheaton 693

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wheaton. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wheaton Elem.This district
7–12Wheaton HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 39.2% · 224 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 43.2% · 229 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.3% · 22 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$12,597 per student · 14% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 57%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
452’20
452’21
431’22
429’23
440’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Asian 22%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Wheaton Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wheaton
C
241 students13:1
Wheaton High
High · Grades 7–12 · Wheaton
C−
199 students12:1

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.