Harrisburg R-VIII

Summary:

The Harrisburg R-VIII school district in Missouri operates three schools: Harrisburg Elementary, Harrisburg High, and Harrisburg Middle. The district is ranked 233 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Harrisburg High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 93.8% and a low dropout rate of 2.4%. In contrast, Harrisburg Middle School performed well on 7th-grade math and 6th-grade English Language Arts, with proficiency rates above the state average. However, the district's elementary and middle schools generally underperformed the state averages in most subject areas and grade levels.

Across the district, the schools faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, with all three schools reporting a rate of 14.4% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the district's spending per student varied, with Harrisburg High having the highest spending at $12,166 per student, while Harrisburg Elementary and Harrisburg Middle had similar spending at $10,220 and $10,355 per student, respectively.

District Detail

1000 S Harris
Harrisburg, MO 65256-9894

(573) 875-5604

SchoolDigger Rank:
233^rd of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 605

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (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 Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th 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
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 875-0290	291	23	12.8	27.1%	260 (89.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	42.4	540^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.0%		57	378^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.3%	162	25.1	38.1	35.2				33.4	45.3					$11,316	$312	$11,005
Harrisburg High	Public	9-12	801 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 875-5602	185	16	11.6	15.7%	170 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	32	254^th of 367 public high schools	30.8%		36.2	232^nd of 378 public high schools	38.6%	22											27.9	29.5	$15,260	$234	$15,025
Harrisburg Middle	Public	6-8	233 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 817-5857	129	11	11.8	27.1%	115 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	43	253^rd of 438 public middle schools	42.2%		40.9	267^th of 451 public middle schools	40.8%	14				43.1	11.2	27.6			49.9	25.1			$12,837	$181	$12,656

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia 93	10.64 mi	36	154^th
Sturgeon R-V	11.6 mi	4	282^nd
Higbee R-VIII	11.75 mi	2
Fayette R-III	12.27 mi	3	288^th
Hallsville R-IV	12.29 mi	4	79^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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