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Dexter, MO
Public School Ratings




Dexter Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dexter R Xi School District details

Dexter R Xi School District
1031 Brown Pilot Ln
Dexter, MO 63841

2,076 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Dexter R Xi School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Missouri

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.8% of all MO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
40%
43%
44%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Central Elem. School
1213 Central Dr
Dexter, MO, 63841
03-05
Dexter High School
1101 W Grant St
Dexter, MO, 63841
09-12
Southwest Elem. School
915 W Grant St
Dexter, MO, 63841
KG-02
Southwest Elementary Preschool School
915 W.Grant
Dexter, MO, 63841
PK-PK
T. S. Hill Middle School
1107 Brown Pilot Ln
Dexter, MO, 63841
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.4% 71.8%
Black 0.8% 16.2%
Hispanic 3.9% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.4% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 42.2% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.2% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,618 $11,662,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $552 $1,145,000 5.0%
Staff $500 $1,038,000 4.5%
General Administration $461 $956,000 4.1%
School Administration $545 $1,132,000 4.9%
Operation $1,102 $2,288,000 9.9%
Transportation $387 $803,000 3.5%
Other $64 $132,000 0.6%
Total Support $3,610 $7,494,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,870 $3,883,000 16.9%
Total Expenditures $11,098 $23,039,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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