Regular local school district · Taney County
Mark Twain R-Viii School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Mark Twain R-Viii School District runs 1 public school with 62 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 12.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "MARK TWAIN R-VIII".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 62
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5
- Students per teacher
- 12.4
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 37707 US Hwy 160, Rueter, MO 65744
- Phone
- (417)785-4323
- County
- Taney County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2920340
- State district ID
- MO-106008
- Total staff (FTE)
- 8
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.4
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 (51), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $980,000
- Federal revenue
- $148,000
- State revenue
- $320,000
- Local revenue
- $512,000
- Total spending
- $871,000
- Spending per pupil
- $17,078
- Salaries
- $455,00052.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.1%
- State: 32.7%
- Local: 52.2%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,078
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Mark Twain R-Viii School District
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Mark Twain Elementary | Elementary | PK to 8 | 62 | 12.4 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Taney County
- Branson R-Iv School District 4,653 students
- Hollister R-V School District 1,369 students
- Forsyth R-Iii School District 1,295 students
- Kirbyville R-Vi School District 215 students
- Bradleyville R-I School District 205 students
- Taneyville R-Ii School District 147 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.