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Dent-Phelps Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
27870 Hwy C
Salem, MO 65560
Phone
(573) 729-4680
District
DENT-PHELPS R-III
County
DENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
273
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.2% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Dent-Phelps Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
41%
20%
42%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
44%
44%
44%
15%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
30%
44%
30%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
41%
54%
40%
44%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
38%
49%
38%
30%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
41%
49%
43%
30%
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
11
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 7.0%
Kindergarten 31 11.4%
Grade 1 26 9.5%
Grade 2 17 6.2%
Grade 3 28 10.3%
Grade 4 27 9.9%
Grade 5 39 14.3%
Grade 6 28 10.3%
Grade 7 31 11.4%
Grade 8 27 9.9%
Total 273 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.2% 98.2% 72.4%
Black 0.4% 0.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 1.5% 1.5% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.2% 46.2% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 37.4% 37.4% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 8.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,274 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 19.0 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.5% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.3% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,131 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 0.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.7% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.5% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 32.5% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,740 $1,840,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $469 $128,000 3.4%
Staff $315 $86,000 2.3%
General Administration $575 $157,000 4.2%
School Administration $399 $109,000 2.9%
Operation $736 $201,000 5.4%
Transportation $769 $210,000 5.6%
Other $4 $1,000 0.0%
Total Support $3,267 $892,000 23.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,637 $993,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $13,645 $3,725,000 100.0%
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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