Regular local school district · Ripley County
Ripley Co. R-Iii School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Ripley Co. R-Iii School District runs 1 public school with 123 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 10.2 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "RIPLEY CO. R-III".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 123
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 10.2
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 11111 State Highway 142W, Gatewood, MO 63942
- Phone
- (573)255-3213
- County
- Ripley County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2926550
- State district ID
- MO-091095
- Total staff (FTE)
- 25
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.2
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 (106), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $1.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $473,000
- State revenue
- $683,000
- Local revenue
- $360,000
- Total spending
- $1.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,047
- Salaries
- $623,00045.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 31.2%
- State: 45.1%
- Local: 23.7%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,047
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Ripley Co. R-Iii School District
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ripley Co. ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 123 | 10.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ripley County
- Doniphan R-I School District 1,499 students
- Naylor R-Ii School District 360 students
- Ripley Co. R-Iv School District 125 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.