Regular local school district · Phelps County
St. James R-I School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
St. James R-I School District runs 3 public schools with 1,559 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "ST. JAMES R-I".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,559
- Teachers (FTE)
- 121
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 122 E Scioto St, St James, MO 65559
- Phone
- (573)265-2300
- County
- Phelps County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2929250
- State district ID
- MO-081094
- Total staff (FTE)
- 242
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 312 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.9
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 (1,811), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $23.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.7 million
- State revenue
- $10.4 million
- Local revenue
- $7.8 million
- Total spending
- $24.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,715
- Salaries
- $10.3 million41.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $18.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 23.7%
- State: 43.5%
- Local: 32.7%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,715
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in St. James R-I School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Lucy Wortham James Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 681 | 12.2 |
| St. James High | High | 9 to 12 | 509 | 13.4 |
| St. James Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 369 | 14.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Phelps County
- Rolla 31 School District 4,161 students
- Newburg R-Ii School District 309 students
- Phelps Co. R-Iii School District 160 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.