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Nevada High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
800 W Hickory St
Nevada, MO 64772
Phone
(417) 448-2020
District
NEVADA R-V
County
VERNON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
786
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Nevada High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
47%
53%
37%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
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 9 208 26.5%
Grade 10 200 25.4%
Grade 11 196 24.9%
Grade 12 182 23.2%
Total 786 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.4% 93.0% 72.4%
Black 1.7% 1.5% 16.0%
Hispanic 4.4% 4.3% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.7% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.6% 52.9% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 37.8% 42.4% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 10.5% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,917 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 39.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.4% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 21.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,812 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.0% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.9% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,906 $14,038,000 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $1,552,000 6.2%
Staff $373 $887,000 3.5%
General Administration $578 $1,375,000 5.5%
School Administration $539 $1,282,000 5.1%
Operation $1,056 $2,511,000 10.0%
Transportation $418 $993,000 4.0%
Other $45 $106,000 0.4%
Total Support $3,663 $8,706,000 34.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $963 $2,290,000 9.1%
Total Expenditures $10,532 $25,034,000 100.0%
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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