Regular local school district · Barry County
Wheaton R-Iii School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending
Wheaton R-Iii School District runs 2 public schools with 440 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "WHEATON R-III".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 440
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35
- Students per teacher
- 12.6
- MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 116 McCall St, Wheaton, MO 64874
- Phone
- (417)652-3914
- County
- Barry County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2931950
- State district ID
- MO-005120
- Total staff (FTE)
- 85
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 440 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.6
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 (452), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.1 million
- State revenue
- $2.4 million
- Local revenue
- $1.3 million
- Total spending
- $4.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $9,810
- Salaries
- $2.4 million53.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 22.7%
- State: 49.8%
- Local: 27.5%
Missouri overall
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 28.7%
- Local: 59.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$9,810
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826
Schools in Wheaton R-Iii School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Wheaton Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 241 | 12.7 |
| Wheaton High | High | 7 to 12 | 199 | 12.4 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Barry County
- Monett R-I School District 2,374 students
- Cassville R-Iv School District 1,821 students
- Southwest R-V School District 771 students
- Purdy R-Ii School District 601 students
- Exeter R-Vi School District 333 students
- Shell Knob 78 School District 158 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.