JOPLIN SCHOOLS
JOPLIN SCHOOLS is a public school district in Missouri serving 7,343 students across 15 schools. It includes 9 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools. Its graduation rate of 81.0% is below the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $13,777 is near the national average for a US public school district. 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| CECIL FLOYD ELEM. | KG–05 | 497 |
| EASTMORLAND ELEM. | KG–05 | 244 |
| IRVING ELEMENTARY | KG–05 | 527 |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. | KG–05 | 192 |
| KELSEY NORMAN ELEM. | KG–05 | 301 |
| MCKINLEY ELEM. | KG–05 | 310 |
| ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. | KG–05 | 244 |
| SOARING HEIGHTS ELEM. | KG–05 | 407 |
| STAPLETON ELEM. | KG–05 | 410 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| EAST MIDDLE | 06–08 | 597 |
| NORTH MIDDLE | 06–08 | 517 |
| SOUTH MIDDLE | 06–08 | 573 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY CTR. | 09–12 | 0 |
| JOPLIN HIGH | 09–12 | 2,233 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| JOPLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. | PK–PK | 291 |
Funding is shared between state (26%) and local sources (55%), with notable federal support (19%).
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.