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Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii School District runs 4 public schools with 1,184 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.8 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,184
- Teachers (FTE)
- 100
- Students per teacher
- 11.8
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 502 N Elm St, Mountain View, MO 65548
- Phone
- (417)934-5408
- County
- Howell County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2921540
- State district ID
- MO-046130
- Total staff (FTE)
- 138
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 296 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.8
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 (1,183), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $13.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.5 million
- State revenue
- $6.3 million
- Local revenue
- $4.2 million
- Total spending
- $12.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,456
- Salaries
- $6.6 million53.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 24.8%
- State: 45.1%
- Local: 30.1%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,456
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Birch Tree Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 174 | 10.9 |
| Liberty Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 264 | 12.6 |
| Liberty Senior High | High | 9 to 12 | 350 | 13.0 |
| Mountain View Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 396 | 11.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Howell County
- West Plains R-Vii School District 2,626 students
- Willow Springs R-Iv School District 1,171 students
- Fairview R-Xi School District 466 students
- Richards R-V School District 389 students
- Glenwood R-Viii School District 252 students
- Howell Valley R-I School District 201 students
- Junction Hill C-12 School District 186 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.