Hamilton R-II School District

Public Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Hamilton, Hamilton, Kidder, Kingston, Kidder, Sheridan, Monroe and Gomer, and parts of Breckenridge and Colfax.

At a glance

606Students enrolled

3Schools

8Towns served

$13,237Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

48%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

HamiltonHamiltonKingstonKidderSheridanMonroeGomer

Grades PK–5

HAMILTON ELEM.270 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 6–8

HAMILTON MIDDLE150 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH186 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades PK–5

HAMILTON ELEM.270 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 6–8

HAMILTON MIDDLE150 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH186 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades PK–8

KINGSTON ELEM.32 students · KingstonKingston 42 School District

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH186 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades PK–5

HAMILTON ELEM.270 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 6–8

HAMILTON MIDDLE150 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH186 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades PK–5

HAMILTON ELEM.270 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 6–8

HAMILTON MIDDLE150 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH186 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades PK–5

HAMILTON ELEM. or COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL or HAMILTON MIDDLEDepends on your addressGallatin R-V School District

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH or GALLATIN HIGHDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

HAMILTON ELEM.270 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 6–8

HAMILTON MIDDLE150 students · HamiltonThis district

Grades 9–12

PENNEY HIGH186 students · HamiltonThis 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 proficiency42%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts47%

State average 45.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

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

$13,237

per student each year · 9% below the MO average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration35%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State41%

Federal14%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

616’20

636’21

641’22

613’23

606’24

Students

White · 93%562

Hispanic · 4%25

Two or more races · 2%15

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2

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

Towns served

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Hamilton2,107 people

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Hamilton1,755 people

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Kidder1,053 people

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Kingston751 people · Grades PK–8 at KINGSTON ELEM.

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Kidder501 people

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Sheridan494 people

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Monroe300 people

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Gomer265 people

Also covers small parts of Breckenridge and Colfax.

Schools3 in district

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HAMILTON ELEM.Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 270 students · Hamilton

B+Public 📚

HAMILTON MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 150 students · Hamilton

B-Public 🏫

PENNEY HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 186 students · Hamilton

BPublic

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

Nearby districts

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Cameron R-I School DistrictCameron · Grand River · Mirabile · $12,890 per student

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Breckenridge R-I School DistrictHarrison · $28,667 per student

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Mirabile C-1 School DistrictMirabile · $18,971 per student

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New York R-IV School DistrictNew York · $28,000 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.