Regular local school district · Jasper County
Joplin Schools, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Joplin Schools runs 16 public schools with 7,873 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is 0.7 higher than the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "JOPLIN SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 7,873
- Teachers (FTE)
- 574
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 825 S Pearl St, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417)625-5200
- County
- Jasper County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2916350
- State district ID
- MO-049148
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,187
- School counselors (FTE)
- 26.0About 303 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 30.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.7
Missouri13.0
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,630), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $98.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $15.9 million
- State revenue
- $27.9 million
- Local revenue
- $55.1 million
- Total spending
- $83.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,907
- Salaries
- $45.4 million54.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $144.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 28.2%
- Local: 55.7%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,907
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Joplin Schools
By level: 2 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Cecil Floyd Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 532 | 13.3 |
| Dover Hill Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 412 | 13.3 |
| East Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 592 | 14.4 |
| Eastmorland Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 245 | 11.1 |
| Franklin Technology Ctr. | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Irving Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 434 | 11.4 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 218 | 12.1 |
| Joplin Early Childhood Ctr. | Prekindergarten | PK | 311 | 16.4 |
| Joplin High | High | 9 to 12 | 2,288 | 18.5 |
| Kelsey Norman Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 300 | 15.0 |
| McKinley Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 324 | 12.5 |
| North Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 549 | 12.5 |
| Royal Heights Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 277 | 13.8 |
| Soaring Heights Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 395 | 12.3 |
| South Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 596 | 14.5 |
| Stapleton Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 400 | 13.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Jasper County
- Carthage R-Ix School District 5,070 students
- Webb City R-Vii School District 4,623 students
- Carl Junction R-I School District 3,331 students
- Sarcoxie R-Ii School District 690 students
- Jasper Co. R-V School District 454 students
- Avilla R-Xiii School District 114 students
More in Missouri
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.