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Verelle Peniston School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1530 Clay St
Chillicothe, MO 64601
Phone
(660) 646-4215
District
MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED
County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Special education
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
15
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Verelle Peniston School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
41%
No Data
43%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
6
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 1 6.7%
Grade 1 2 13.3%
Grade 2 1 6.7%
Grade 3 0 0.0%
Grade 4 2 13.3%
Grade 5 2 13.3%
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 1 6.7%
Grade 8 1 6.7%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 1 6.7%
Grade 11 0 0.0%
Grade 12 4 26.7%
Total 15 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.7% 83.9% 72.4%
Black 7.1% 9.0% 16.0%
Hispanic 7.1% 5.8% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.9% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.0% 59.8% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 20.0% 55.2% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.6% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.5%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Support Expenditures
Student Unreported Unreported Unreported
Staff Unreported Unreported Unreported
General Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
School Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
Operation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Transportation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Other Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Support Unreported Unreported Unreported
Non-instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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