Carthage R-Ix
A public school district in Carthage, Missouri, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,070
- Students enrolled
- 388.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 846.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,082
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,070 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,895th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,082 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 17% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Carthage R-Ix spent $12,082 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,123 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,082 | $61.5 million | 5,092 |
| FY2022 | $11,140 | $56.8 million | 5,102 |
| FY2021 | $10,499 | $53.0 million | 5,046 |
| FY2020 | $9,587 | $49.4 million | 5,152 |
| FY2019 | $9,201 | $46.6 million | 5,062 |
| FY2018 | $9,084 | $45.3 million | 4,988 |
| FY2017 | $9,035 | $43.3 million | 4,794 |
| FY2016 | $8,930 | $42.3 million | 4,739 |
| FY2015 | $8,993 | $41.7 million | 4,635 |
| FY2014 | $8,106 | $37.7 million | 4,646 |
| FY2013 | $7,752 | $35.1 million | 4,534 |
| FY2012 | $7,480 | $33.3 million | 4,458 |
| FY2011 | $7,363 | $32.0 million | 4,349 |
| FY2010 | $7,706 | $33.0 million | 4,282 |
| FY2009 | $7,466 | $30.9 million | 4,135 |
| FY2008 | $7,351 | $29.7 million | 4,036 |
| FY2007 | $7,247 | $29.0 million | 4,007 |
| FY2006 | $6,413 | $25.0 million | 3,898 |
| FY2005 | $6,123 | $22.7 million | 3,710 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.1 million | 15.4% |
| State | $32.5 million | 45.1% |
| Local | $28.4 million | 39.5% |
| Total | $72.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carthage 6TH Grade Center | 377 |
| Carthage High School | 1,626 |
| Carthage Intermediate Center | 664 |
| Carthage Junior High | 773 |
| Carthage Technical Center | 0 |
| Columbian Elementary | 398 |
| Early Childhood and Pat Center | 116 |
| Fairview Elementary | 444 |
| Mark Twain Elementary | 164 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | 162 |
| Steadley Elementary | 346 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- CARTHAGE R-IX
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2907460
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Missouri — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Missouri — A to Z, each with its page.
- Missouri on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved