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Poplar Bluff Jr. High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
750
Classroom Teachers
54

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)

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
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 375 50.0%
Grade 8 375 50.0%
Total 750 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.7% 83.2% 71.8%
Black 11.2% 12.8% 16.2%
Hispanic 3.4% 3.0% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.8% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.7% 76.7% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 53.9% 70.5% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 6.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 32,481 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 154.7 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.7% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,631 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.8% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.2% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.3% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.9% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 14.7% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,497 $32,968,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $399 $2,022,000 3.3%
Staff $474 $2,403,000 4.0%
General Administration $732 $3,716,000 6.2%
School Administration $461 $2,341,000 3.9%
Operation $1,122 $5,695,000 9.4%
Transportation $372 $1,890,000 3.1%
Other $55 $279,000 0.5%
Total Support $3,616 $18,346,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,795 $9,108,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $11,908 $60,422,000 100.0%
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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