Total enrollment
4,410
-49 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in LEBANON R-III
Missouri · 4,410 students · 1 city
LEBANON R-III is a public-school district inside Missouri, running 8 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 4,410 students, broken out as 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in LEBANON R-III
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+1 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LEBANON R-III ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #183 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,410 | #50 of 290 | #2,199 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #76 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #266 of 289 | #5,377 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.0% | #78 of 290 | #2,648 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #104 of 173 | #5,423 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 LEBANON R-III
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 4,565 to 4,144 students (down 9%) and from 289 to 285 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEBANON SR. HIGH | Lebanon | High | 09-12 | 1,439 |
| LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Lebanon | Middle | 06-08 | 859 |
| MAPLECREST ELEM. | Lebanon | Elementary | 02-03 | 656 |
| JOE D. ESTHER ELEM. | Lebanon | Elementary | KG-01 | 609 |
| BOSWELL ELEM. | Lebanon | Elementary | 04-05 | 581 |
| Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr | Lebanon | Elementary | PK-PK | 266 |
| HILLCREST EDUCATION CENTER | Lebanon | High | 07-12 | 0 |
| LEBANON TECH. CAREER CTR. | Lebanon | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About LEBANON R-III
As a rural-scale district in Missouri, LEBANON R-III hosts 4,410 students across 8 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, LEBANON R-III is made up of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, LEBANON R-III runs about 551 students per school, 44% above the state mean of roughly 382.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,459 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,410 in SY 2024-25. LEBANON R-III now counts 6 public schools, up from 5 in SY 2020-21.
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