Shell Knob 78
A public school district in Shell Knob, Missouri, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 158
- Students enrolled
- 21.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 40.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,201
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 158 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,561st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 462nd of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 12% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,201 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 85% 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
Shell Knob 78 spent $24,201 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,731 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $24,201 | $3.5 million | 144 |
| FY2022 | $26,664 | $3.6 million | 134 |
| FY2021 | $27,529 | $3.3 million | 119 |
| FY2020 | $24,015 | $4.7 million | 197 |
| FY2019 | $21,568 | $3.2 million | 148 |
| FY2018 | $20,450 | $3.1 million | 151 |
| FY2017 | $15,173 | $2.9 million | 191 |
| FY2016 | $15,497 | $2.7 million | 177 |
| FY2015 | $14,994 | $2.6 million | 176 |
| FY2014 | $18,830 | $2.5 million | 135 |
| FY2013 | $13,645 | $2.5 million | 186 |
| FY2012 | $18,848 | $2.5 million | 132 |
| FY2011 | $17,783 | $2.5 million | 138 |
| FY2010 | $17,850 | $2.5 million | 140 |
| FY2009 | $14,786 | $2.3 million | 154 |
| FY2008 | $12,556 | $2.0 million | 162 |
| FY2007 | $11,661 | $1.9 million | 165 |
| FY2006 | $9,519 | $1.8 million | 189 |
| FY2005 | $9,731 | $1.9 million | 197 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $513.0 thousand | 10.8% |
| State | $653.0 thousand | 13.7% |
| Local | $3.6 million | 75.5% |
| Total | $4.8 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Shell Knob Elementary | 158 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- SHELL KNOB 78
- 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 8
- NCES district ID
- 2928200
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