Total enrollment
3,424
-146 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in KEARNEY R-I
Missouri · 3,424 students · 1 city
Inside KEARNEY R-I (Missouri), 9 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 3,424 students (around 380 per school).
4-year change in KEARNEY R-I
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How KEARNEY R-I ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #70 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,424 | #64 of 290 | #2,837 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #42 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #190 of 289 | #3,876 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.0% | #277 of 290 | #7,623 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #124 of 173 | #5,793 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 KEARNEY R-I
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from SOUTHVIEW ELEM. at 86.4% proficient to KEARNEY ELEM. at 23.5%, a gap of 62.9 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,507 to 3,320 students (down 5%) and from 235 to 240 full-time teachers (up 2%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEARNEY HIGH | Kearney | High | 10-12 | 814 |
| KEARNEY MIDDLE | Kearney | Middle | 06-07 | 591 |
| KEARNEY JR. HIGH | Kearney | High | 08-09 | 510 |
| DOGWOOD ELEM. | Kearney | Elementary | KG-05 | 463 |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEM. | Kearney | Elementary | KG-05 | 455 |
| HAWTHORNE ELEM. | Kearney | Elementary | KG-05 | 264 |
| KEARNEY ELEM. | Kearney | Elementary | PK-05 | 223 |
| LENS | Kearney | Elementary | 04-05 | 60 |
| KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | Kearney | Elementary | PK-PK | 44 |
About KEARNEY R-I
As a compact district in Missouri, KEARNEY R-I serves 3,424 students across 9 schools.
In terms of grade levels, KEARNEY R-I is made up of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,424 students, shrank 4% from the 3,570 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for KEARNEY R-I discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.