Knox County R-I

Summary:

The Knox County R-I school district in Missouri consists of two schools: Knox County Elementary and Knox County High. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Based on the available data, Knox County High appears to be the standout school in the district. The high school has a strong statewide ranking, moving from 242nd out of 361 Missouri high schools in 2021-2022 to 61st out of 367 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating. The school boasts an impressive 97.1% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year and outperforms the state average on several MAP test proficiency metrics, including Algebra I, Biology I, and 7th/8th grade Math. In contrast, Knox County Elementary has lower statewide rankings, declining from 494th out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 705th out of 906 in 2023-2024, with only a 1-star rating.

Both schools face significant challenges, with high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients (64.96% at the elementary school and 64.6% at the high school) and chronic absenteeism (20.2% at both schools). The district also appears to have funding disparities, with Knox County High spending $15,892 per student compared to $14,633 per student at the elementary school. Addressing these socioeconomic factors and funding imbalances could be key focus areas for the district to improve educational outcomes across all its schools.

District Detail

55701 State Hwy 6
Edina, MO 63537-4131

(660) 397-2228

SchoolDigger Rank:
31^st of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 498

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knox County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55701 State Hwy 6	Edina	63537	Knox County	Knox County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 397-2285	268	24	11.1	58.2%	263 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	40.7	22.5					$14,695	$418	$14,277
Knox County High	Public	6-12	55701 State Hwy 6	Edina	63537	Knox County	Knox County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 397-2231	230	24	9.7	59.6%	221 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	71.8	61^st of 367 public high schools	83.4%		44.8	185^th of 378 public high schools	51.1%	124			34.3	22.8	48.3	51.4	$18,899	$159	$18,740

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Adair County R-II	12.83 mi	2
Gorin R-III	14.57 mi	1
Scotland County R-I	21.01 mi	2	291^st
La Plata R-II	21.28 mi	2	10^th
Kirksville R-III	22.31 mi	5	148^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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