St. Clair County Schools & Education
St. Clair County, Missouri
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
25/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
87.3%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
87.3%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 91.3%
Per-Pupil Spending
$5,939
National avg $13,239
State avg $6,334
School Score
25/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 43/100
State Score Position
#106
of 115 counties by score
Education Data Brief: St. Clair County
Measured School Summary
St. Clair County faces educational challenges with a school score of 25/100 and a graduation rate of 87.3%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $5,939 per pupil, St. Clair County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 43% below the Missouri average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 4.0 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 6% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read St. Clair County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
7 public schools and 4 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
25/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #106 of 115 Missouri counties with school score data.
Completion
87.3%
4.0 pts below the state average
Funding context
$5,939
$395 below the state average
School coverage
7
4 districts represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
St. Clair County has 7 public schools across 4 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What St. Clair County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Review-carefully county
St. Clair County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.
State position
#106
of 115 Missouri counties with school score data. The county score is 18 points below the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
OSCEOLA
Elementary and high visible
553 students
2 listed schools in this county slice.
LAKELAND R-III
Elementary and high visible
413 students
2 listed schools in this county slice.
APPLETON CITY R-II
Elementary and high visible
307 students
2 listed schools in this county slice.
ROSCOE C-1
Elementary school only in this slice
52 students
1 listed school in this county slice.
District reality check
LAKELAND R-III is the largest listed district slice, with 3 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in St. Clair County?
Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different St. Clair County district systems?
Where do students transition after the visible grade band, and is that next school inside the same district path?
If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
St. Clair County reports lower composite school scores
Education data brief for St. Clair County, Missouri.
St. Clair County’s composite school score of 24.5 is notably lower than the Missouri state average of 43.1 and the national median of 50.0. The county’s graduation rate of 87.3% is slightly above the national average of 87.0% but falls below the state average of 91.3%. Public education is provided by seven schools, all of which are located in rural areas according to NCES directory data. These schools are distributed across four districts, with the Osceola district being the largest by enrollment, serving 553 students between its elementary and junior-senior high schools. Lakeland R-III is the next largest district, serving 413 students. Per-pupil spending in the county is $5,939, which is below the state average of $6,334 and less than half of the national average of $13,000. The average school size is relatively small at 189 students. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
7
in St. Clair County
Reported Enrollment
1,325
7 schools reporting
School Districts
4
districts
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
4 School Districts in St. Clair County
OSCEOLA
LAKELAND R-III
APPLETON CITY R-II
ROSCOE C-1
7 Public Schools in St. Clair County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 7 of 7 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSCEOLA ELEM. | Record | OSCEOLA | OSCEOLA, 64776Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 304 |
| OSCEOLA JR.-SR. HIGH | Record | OSCEOLA | OSCEOLA, 64776Rural: Remote | 7–12 | High | 249 |
| LAKELAND ELEM. | Record | LAKELAND R-III | DEEPWATER, 64740Rural: Distant | PK–6 | Primary | 222 |
| LAKELAND HIGH | Record | LAKELAND R-III | DEEPWATER, 64740Rural: Distant | 7–12 | High | 191 |
| APPLETON CITY HIGH | Record | APPLETON CITY R-II | APPLETON CITY, 64724Rural: Remote | 6–12 | High | 177 |
| APPLETON CITY ELEM. | Record | APPLETON CITY R-II | APPLETON CITY, 64724Rural: Remote | KG–5 | Primary | 130 |
| Roscoe Elementary | Record | ROSCOE C-1 | Osceola, 64776Rural: Remote | PK–8 | Primary | 52 |
APPLETON CITY ELEM.
APPLETON CITY R-II
APPLETON CITY, 64724 / Rural: Remote
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$5,939
State avg $6,334
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.