Branson R-IV School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Branson, Merriam Woods, Rockaway Beach and Bull Creek, and parts of Saddlebrooke.

At a glance

4,653Students enrolled

7Schools

4Towns served

$12,157Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

63%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BransonMerriam WoodsRockaway BeachBull Creek

Grades PK–3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

BRANSON JR. HIGH694 students · BransonThis district

Grades 9–12

BRANSON HIGH1,469 students · BransonThis district

Grades PK–3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

BRANSON JR. HIGH694 students · BransonThis district

Grades 9–12

BRANSON HIGH1,469 students · BransonThis district

Grades PK–3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

BRANSON JR. HIGH694 students · BransonThis district

Grades 9–12

BRANSON HIGH1,469 students · BransonThis district

Grades PK–3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3

BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY or CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

BRANSON JR. HIGH694 students · BransonThis district

Grades 9–12

BRANSON HIGH1,469 students · BransonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MO

Math proficiency48%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 45.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)96%

State average 90.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,157

per student each year · 17% below the MO average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration41%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)52%

State34%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,640’20

4,639’21

4,560’22

4,618’23

4,653’24

Students

White · 71%3,284

Hispanic · 19%894

Two or more races · 4%202

Black · 3%130

Asian · 2%94

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%40

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Branson12,817 people

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Merriam Woods2,047 people

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Rockaway Beach760 people

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Bull Creek421 people

Also covers small parts of Saddlebrooke.

Schools7 in district

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BUCHANAN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–3 · 578 students · Branson

APublic 📚

CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades 1–3 · 517 students · Branson

B+Public 📚

CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYElementary · Grades PK–K · 415 students · Branson

Public 📚

BRANSON JR. HIGHMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 694 students · Branson

B+Public 📚

CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATEMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 515 students · Branson

B+Public 📚

BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 465 students · Branson

A-Public 🏫

BRANSON HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,469 students · Branson

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Hollister R-V School DistrictHollister · $14,137 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.