Putnam County R-I

Summary:

The Putnam County R-I school district in Missouri consists of 3 schools: Putnam County Elementary, Putnam County High, and Putnam County Middle. The district's schools demonstrate a mix of high-performing and lower-performing outcomes, with the high school and elementary school standing out as the stronger performers.

Putnam County High School is a standout, ranking 34th out of 352 Missouri high schools and achieving a 100% four-year graduation rate. The school also outperformed the state average in Algebra I end-of-course exams, with 70.3% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 45.4%. In contrast, Putnam County Middle School students generally performed below the state average in Math and English Language Arts across grades 6-8.

Putnam County Elementary School also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking 249th out of 900 Missouri elementary schools and outperforming the state average in 3rd grade Math, 3rd grade English Language Arts, and 5th grade Science. However, the district as a whole faces challenges, with relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism across all schools and notable differences in spending per student, with the high school receiving the highest funding and the middle school receiving the lowest.

District Detail

803 S 20th
Unionville, MO 63565-1482

(660) 947-3361

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th 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)	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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Putnam County High	Public	9-12	803 S 20th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 947-2481	175	16	11.2	42.3%	166 (94.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)											70.3	$17,093	$335	$16,758
Putnam County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 S 20th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 947-2494	296	27	10.8	48.6%	282 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	70.2	249^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.3%		55	397^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.2%	148	52.9	42.7	37.4				60.4	59.1				$12,921	$531	$12,389
Putnam County Middle	Public	6-8	802 S 18th	Unionville	63565	Putnam County	Putnam County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 947-3237	134	11	12.7	49.3%	127 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	47	228^th of 438 public middle schools	47.9%		54.8	202^nd of 451 public middle schools	55.2%	26				38.3	31.2	25.9			36.0	43.7		$11,167	$457	$10,710

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Green City R-I	14.11 mi	2	134^th
Newtown-Harris R-III	18.42 mi	2
Milan C-2	19.83 mi	2	300^th
Adair County R-I	22.77 mi	2
Schuyler County R-I	23.44 mi	2	296^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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