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Poplar Bluff Jr. High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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 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
550 N Westwood
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone
(573) 785-5602
District
POPLAR BLUFF R-I
County
BUTLER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
782
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.5% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.5% of all U.S. schools.


Poplar Bluff Jr. High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
38%
35%
38%
33%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
38%
43%
46%
39%
    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
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 385 49.2%
Grade 8 397 50.8%
Total 782 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.0% 83.5% 72.4%
Black 13.1% 12.7% 16.0%
Hispanic 3.6% 2.7% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.6% 76.4% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 53.1% 70.6% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.5% 5.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 32,969 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 157.0 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,609 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.3% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.4% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.5% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.4% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 16.6% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,833 $30,354,000 57.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $387 $2,012,000 3.8%
Staff $206 $1,073,000 2.0%
General Administration $746 $3,880,000 7.3%
School Administration $411 $2,138,000 4.0%
Operation $1,066 $5,548,000 10.5%
Transportation $332 $1,729,000 3.3%
Other $40 $209,000 0.4%
Total Support $3,188 $16,589,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,163 $6,054,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $10,184 $52,997,000 100.0%
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%