Cape Girardeau 63
Cape Girardeau 63 is a public school district based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, serving 4,310 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 166 Missouri districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, about the same as the Missouri median of 443. Its superintendent is Dr. Howard Benyon. It spends about $10,983 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Missouri median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.
How Cape Girardeau 63 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cape Girardeau 63 | Missouri median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,983 | $10,251 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,645 | $5,958 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $56.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $62.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 381 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 744 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 287 | 312 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Missouri median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Missouri DESE, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Missouri
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon R-IIILebanon | 4,410 | 8 | $9,983 | 13.7 | #50 |
| Platte Co. R-IIIPlatte City | 4,374 | 8 | $10,899 | 13.7 | #51 |
| Webster GrovesWebster Groves | 4,312 | 9 | $12,677 | 13.6 | #52 |
| Cape Girardeau 63Cape Girardeau · this district | 4,310 | 9 | $10,983 | 11.3 | #53 |
| Belton 124Belton | 4,230 | 8 | $10,119 | 13.8 | #54 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee CountyManchester, TN | 4,313 | $10,170 | n/a |
| Rahway Public School DistrictRahway, NJ | 4,311 | $18,853 | 13.2 |
| Jackson Public SchoolsJackson, MI | 4,310 | $12,367 | 16.6 |
| Santa Fe ISDSanta Fe, TX | 4,310 | $11,104 | 15.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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