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Poplar Bluff R-I
A public school district in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,899
- Students enrolled
- 374.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 617.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,411
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,899 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,969th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 41st of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,411 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 12% 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
Poplar Bluff R-I spent $11,725 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,054 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $11,725 | $59.5 million | 5,074 |
| FY2023 | $11,411 | $59.4 million | 5,204 |
| FY2022 | $10,549 | $55.6 million | 5,270 |
| FY2021 | $9,848 | $50.6 million | 5,137 |
| FY2020 | $9,183 | $48.2 million | 5,244 |
| FY2019 | $9,049 | $47.4 million | 5,238 |
| FY2018 | $8,624 | $45.6 million | 5,292 |
| FY2017 | $8,204 | $44.2 million | 5,392 |
| FY2016 | $7,727 | $41.6 million | 5,381 |
| FY2015 | $7,619 | $40.5 million | 5,319 |
| FY2014 | $7,531 | $39.3 million | 5,222 |
| FY2013 | $7,244 | $38.6 million | 5,328 |
| FY2012 | $7,029 | $37.3 million | 5,304 |
| FY2011 | $7,607 | $39.6 million | 5,204 |
| FY2010 | $7,791 | $39.7 million | 5,095 |
| FY2009 | $7,591 | $37.6 million | 4,958 |
| FY2008 | $7,567 | $37.3 million | 4,934 |
| FY2007 | $7,222 | $35.0 million | 4,849 |
| FY2006 | $6,208 | $31.8 million | 5,127 |
| FY2005 | $6,054 | $28.8 million | 4,760 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.3 million | 26.4% |
| State | $24.9 million | 32.4% |
| Local | $31.6 million | 41.2% |
| Total | $76.8 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Eugene Field Elementary | 227 |
| Lake Road Elementary | 300 |
| O'neal Elementary | 344 |
| Oak Grove Elementary | 317 |
| Poplar Bluff Early Childhood C | 295 |
| Poplar Bluff High | 1,416 |
| Poplar Bluff Junior High | 735 |
| Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center | 333 |
| Poplar Bluff Middle School | 932 |
| Poplar Bluff Tech. Career Center | 0 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- POPLAR BLUFF R-I
- 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
- 2925450
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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