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Pershing Middle School

2120 Ventura

Tel: (417)523-2400

Pershing Middle School serves 699 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the MO average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the state average of 27%.
Pershing Middle School operates within the Springfield R-xii School District.

The student population of 699 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 42 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has decreased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.21 is less than the state average of 0.22. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MO) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	15:1

Asian	2%	2%

Hispanic	2%	6%

Black	4%	16%

White	89%	73%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.21	0.22

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	25%	44%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	7%

Springfield R-xii School District's student population of 25,599 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,592 is higher than the state average of $10,127. The district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,350 is higher than the state average of $9,807. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Springfield R-xii School District
Number of Schools Managed	54	2
Number of Students Managed	25,599	576

District Total Revenue	$271 MM	$6 MM

District Spending	$265 MM	$6 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,592	$10,127

District Spending / Student	$10,350	$9,807

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