Sheldon R-VIII School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Drywood, Montevallo, Sheldon and Dover, and parts of Doylesport and Milford.

At a glance

212Students enrolled

2Schools

4Towns served

$12,912Spent per student

9:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

DrywoodSheldonDover

Grades PK–6

SHELDON ELEM.123 students · SheldonThis district

Grades 7–12

SHELDON HIGH89 students · SheldonThis district

Grades PK–6

SHELDON ELEM.123 students · SheldonThis district

Grades 7–12

SHELDON HIGH89 students · SheldonThis district

Grades PK–6

SHELDON ELEM. or WEBER ELEM.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

TRUMAN ELEM. or SHELDON ELEM. or HEARTLAND R-V SCH.Depends on your addressNevada R-V School District

Grades 12

NEVADA MIDDLE or SHELDON HIGH or HEARTLAND R-V SCH.Depends on your addressNevada R-V School District

Grades 12

NEVADA HIGH or SHELDON HIGH or HEARTLAND R-V SCH.Depends on your addressNevada R-V School 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 proficiency52%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 45.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 90.6% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)

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

Where the money goes

$12,912

per student each year · 11% below the MO average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration34%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)34%

State54%

Federal11%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

192’20

175’21

174’22

205’23

212’24

Students

White · 94%199

Hispanic · 4%9

Two or more races · 1%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Drywood1,152 people

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Montevallo686 people

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Sheldon443 people

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Dover317 people

Also covers small parts of Doylesport and Milford.

Schools2 in district

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SHELDON ELEM.Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 123 students · Sheldon

B-Public 🏫

SHELDON HIGHHigh · Grades 7–12 · 89 students · Sheldon

B+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Lamar R-I School DistrictNewport · Union · $13,256 per student

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El Dorado Springs R-II School DistrictVirgil · $12,748 per student

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Liberal R-II School DistrictUnion · $16,123 per student

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Golden City R-III School DistrictNewport · $18,000 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.