At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
4,899
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
10
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$11,411
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,824
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 5,030
- Teachers (FTE)
- 440
- Student–teacher ratio
- 11.4:1
What current records say about POPLAR BLUFF R-I
POPLAR BLUFF R-I operates 10 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri. NCES reports 4,899 students and 374.07 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Missouri agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 41 of 517 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $11,411 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,824 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 375 of 517 in Missouri. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 0.2%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 374.07
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $59,382,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
POPLAR BLUFF R-I
POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.7672, -90.4138
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White74.8%
- Hispanic3.3%
- Black11.2%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial9.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in POPLAR BLUFF R-I
10 current directory entries
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Showing 1–10 of 10 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUGENE FIELD ELEM. | Elementary01–03 | 227 | 9.1:1 | |
| LAKE ROAD ELEM. | Elementary01–06 | 300 | 12.4:1 | |
| O'NEAL ELEM. | Elementary01–03 | 344 | 12.2:1 | |
| OAK GROVE ELEM. | Elementary01–03 | 317 | 13.8:1 | |
| POPLAR BLUFF EARLY CHILDHOOD C | OtherPK–PK | 295 | 17.3:1 | |
| POPLAR BLUFF HIGH | High09–12 | 1,416 | 16.3:1 | |
| POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGH | Middle07–08 | 735 | 13.1:1 | |
| POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR. | ElementaryKG–KG | 333 | 12.4:1 | |
| POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle04–06 | 932 | 12.6:1 | |
| POPLAR BLUFF TECH. CAREER CTR. | High10–12 | 0 | 0:1 |