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Aurora, MO
Public School Ratings




Aurora Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Aurora R Viii School District details

Aurora R Viii School District
201 S Madison
Aurora, MO 65605

1,888 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Aurora R Viii School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Missouri

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.4% of all MO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
41%
35%
43%
30%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aurora High School
305 W Prospect St
Aurora, MO, 65605
09-12
Aurora Jr. High School
500 W Olive
Aurora, MO, 65605
07-08
Pate Early Childhood Ctr. School
400 Terrace Dr
Aurora, MO, 65605
PK-02
Robinson School
1044 S Lincoln Ave
Aurora, MO, 65605
03-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.5% 72.4%
Black 1.2% 16.0%
Hispanic 15.7% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.8% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 49.6% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.2% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,297 $10,000,000 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $621 $1,173,000 6.2%
Staff $337 $637,000 3.4%
General Administration $892 $1,684,000 8.9%
School Administration $504 $952,000 5.0%
Operation $911 $1,720,000 9.1%
Transportation $369 $697,000 3.7%
Other $16 $31,000 0.2%
Total Support $3,651 $6,894,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,074 $2,028,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $10,022 $18,922,000 100.0%
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%

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