Mexico 59 School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Mexico and Vandiver.

At a glance

2,374Students enrolled

6Schools

2Towns served

$11,925Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

84%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

MexicoVandiver

Grades PK–K

MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER319 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 1–5

HAWTHORNE ELEM. or EUGENE FIELD ELEM.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

MEXICO MIDDLE461 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 9–12

MEXICO HIGH734 students · MexicoThis district

Grades PK–K

MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER319 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 1–5

HAWTHORNE ELEM. or EUGENE FIELD ELEM.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

MEXICO MIDDLE461 students · MexicoThis district

Grades 9–12

MEXICO HIGH734 students · MexicoThis 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 proficiency31%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts38%

State average 45.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

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

$11,925

per student each year · 18% below the MO average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration39%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)45%

State34%

Federal20%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,399’20

2,439’21

2,462’22

2,426’23

2,374’24

Students

White · 73%1,730

Two or more races · 10%248

Hispanic · 9%217

Black · 7%168

Asian · 0%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

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

Towns served

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Mexico11,477 people

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Vandiver127 people

Schools6 in district

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HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · Grades 1–5 · 442 students · Mexico

CPublic 📚

EUGENE FIELD ELEM.Elementary · Grades 1–5 · 418 students · Mexico

C+Public 📚

MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · Grades PK–K · 319 students · Mexico

Public 📚

MEXICO MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 461 students · Mexico

CPublic 🏫

MEXICO HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 734 students · Mexico

CPublic 🏫

DAVIS H. HART CAREER CTR.High · Grades 9–12 · Mexico

Public

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

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.