Regular local school district · Newton County
Seneca R-Vii School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Seneca R-Vii School District runs 5 public schools with 1,487 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is about the same as the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "SENECA R-VII".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 1,487
- Teachers (FTE)
- 114
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 914 Frisco St, Seneca, MO 64865
- Phone
- (417)776-3426
- County
- Newton County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2927900
- State district ID
- MO-073106
- Total staff (FTE)
- 174
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 297 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.0
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 (1,476), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $18.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.6 million
- State revenue
- $8.0 million
- Local revenue
- $6.8 million
- Total spending
- $17.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,707
- Salaries
- $8.8 million51.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $19.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.7%
- State: 43.2%
- Local: 37.1%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,707
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Seneca R-Vii School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Seneca Early Childhood School | Prekindergarten | PK | 84 | 16.8 |
| Seneca Elementary | Elementary | PK to 3 | 417 | 14.4 |
| Seneca High | High | 9 to 12 | 450 | 13.2 |
| Seneca Intermediate School | Middle | 4 to 6 | 305 | 13.3 |
| Seneca Junior High | Middle | 7 to 8 | 231 | 11.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Newton County
- Neosho School District 4,998 students
- East Newton Co. R-Vi School District 1,459 students
- Diamond R-Iv School District 787 students
- Westview C-6 School District 112 students
- Crowder College 0 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.