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St. Joseph, MO
Public School Ratings




St. Joseph Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


St. Joseph School District details

St. Joseph School District
1415 North 26th Street
St Joseph, MO 64506

10,477 Students enrolled in District

27 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

St. Joseph School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Missouri

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.4% of all MO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
41%
37%
43%
31%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alt. Resource Ctr. School
3510 Frederick Ave
St Joseph, MO, 64506
KG-12
Benton High School
5655 S Fourth
St Joseph, MO, 64504
09-12
Bode Middle School
720 N Noyes Blvd
St Joseph, MO, 64506
07-08
Buchanan Co. Academy School
4720 Green Acres
St Joseph, MO, 64506
KG-12
Carden Park Elem School
1510 Duncan
St. Joseph, MO, 64501
PK-06
Central High School
2602 Edmond
St Joseph, MO, 64501
09-12
Coleman Elem. School
3312 Beck Rd
St Joseph, MO, 64506
KG-06
Edison Elem. School
515 N 22 Nd
St Joseph, MO, 64501
PK-06
Ellison Elem. School
45 Se 85 Th Rd
St Joseph, MO, 64507
KG-06
Field Elem. School
2602 Gene Field
St Joseph, MO, 64506
KG-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.1% 71.8%
Black 7.4% 16.2%
Hispanic 15.3% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.8% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 72.5% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,117 $64,090,000 45.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $966 $10,121,000 7.1%
Staff $361 $3,780,000 2.7%
General Administration $607 $6,355,000 4.5%
School Administration $588 $6,165,000 4.4%
Operation $1,233 $12,919,000 9.1%
Transportation $520 $5,444,000 3.8%
Other $393 $4,120,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,668 $48,904,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,742 $28,729,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $13,527 $141,723,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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