Advance R-IV School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Pike and Advance, and parts of New Lisbon.

At a glance

428Students enrolled

3Schools

2Towns served

$11,786Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

42%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

PikeAdvance

Grades K–6

ADVANCE ELEM. or BELL CITY ELEM.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

ADVANCE HIGH or BELL CITY HIGHDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–6

ADVANCE ELEM.240 students · AdvanceThis district

Grades 7–12

ADVANCE HIGH188 students · AdvanceThis 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 proficiency46%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts53%

State average 45.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 90.6% · reported as a range, 90–100% (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

$11,786

per student each year · 19% below the MO average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration41%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State50%

Federal11%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

446’20

436’21

420’22

426’23

428’24

Students

White · 96%411

Black · 2%8

Asian · 1%3

Two or more races · 1%3

Hispanic · 0%2

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Pike3,605 people

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Advance1,450 people

Also covers small parts of New Lisbon.

Schools3 in district

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ADVANCE ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–6 · 240 students · Advance

A+Public 🏫

ADVANCE HIGHHigh · Grades 7–12 · 188 students · Advance

CPublic 📚

ADVANCE PRESCHOOLPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Advance

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Bloomfield R-XIV School DistrictCastor · $11,306 per student

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Dexter R-XI School DistrictCastor · $10,264 per student

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Puxico R-VIII School DistrictDuck Creek · $9,991 per student

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Richland R-I School DistrictRichland · $15,654 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.