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Jefferson City High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
609 Union
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone
(573) 659-3050
District
JEFFERSON CITY
County
COLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1296
Classroom Teachers
102

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.5% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Jefferson City High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
45%
62%
53%
47%
37%
55%
45%
62%
53%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 369 28.5%
Grade 10 376 29.0%
Grade 11 287 22.1%
Grade 12 264 20.4%
Total 1296 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.3% 67.4% 72.4%
Black 21.8% 22.2% 16.0%
Hispanic 7.3% 8.2% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.8% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.5% 55.5% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 36.2% 44.7% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.3% 10.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 73,656 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 342.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,027 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.0% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,217 $53,983,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,094 $9,498,000 7.8%
Staff $744 $6,463,000 5.3%
General Administration $482 $4,182,000 3.4%
School Administration $544 $4,727,000 3.9%
Operation $1,188 $10,317,000 8.4%
Transportation $638 $5,541,000 4.5%
Other $230 $1,999,000 1.6%
Total Support $4,921 $42,727,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,934 $25,478,000 20.9%
Total Expenditures $14,072 $122,188,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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