Total enrollment
17,047
+111 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
Missouri · 17,047 students · 5 cities
Of the public K-12 schools operating across Missouri, 23 sit inside FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, collectively enrolling about 17,047 students (13 elementary, 5 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FRANCIS HOWELL R-III ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #111 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,047 | #8 of 290 | #476 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #15 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #273 of 289 | #5,680 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 16.3% | #279 of 290 | #7,678 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #56 of 173 | #3,621 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from INDEPENDENCE ELEM. at 80.5% proficient to BECKY-DAVID ELEM. at 21.0%, a gap of 59.4 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 17,825 to 17,047 students (down 4%) and from 1,135 to 1,124 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
FRANCIS HOWELL R-III operates 23 public schools across Missouri, collectively educateing roughly 17,047 students.
On the school-mix side, FRANCIS HOWELL R-III spans 13 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 741 in this district, above the Missouri typical of 382.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 16,936 students in SY 2020-21 versus 17,047 in SY 2024-25.
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