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Odessa R-Vii School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Odessa R-Vii School District runs 4 public schools with 2,039 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "ODESSA R-VII".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 2,039
- Teachers (FTE)
- 155
- Students per teacher
- 13.2
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 701 S Third, Odessa, MO 64076
- Phone
- (816)633-5316
- County
- Lafayette County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2923100
- State district ID
- MO-054041
- Total staff (FTE)
- 254
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 510 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.2
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 (1,995), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $24.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.2 million
- State revenue
- $8.9 million
- Local revenue
- $11.5 million
- Total spending
- $21.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,512
- Salaries
- $11.4 million54.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.0%
- State: 36.2%
- Local: 46.8%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,512
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Odessa R-Vii School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| McQuerry Elementary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 497 | 13.1 |
| Odessa High | High | 9 to 12 | 651 | 14.8 |
| Odessa Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 462 | 12.5 |
| Odessa Upper Elementary | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 429 | 12.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lafayette County
- Crawford Co. R-Ii School District 1,180 students
- Lafayette Co. C-1 School District 961 students
- Lexington R-V School District 893 students
- Concordia R-Ii School District 452 students
- Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix School District 381 students
- Santa Fe R-X School District 306 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.