Pleasant Hill R-III
Pleasant Hill R-III is a public school district based in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, serving 2,080 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #100 of the 166 Missouri districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 416 students each, about the same as the Missouri median of 443. Its superintendent is Dr. Wayne Burke. It spends about $9,660 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Missouri median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Pleasant Hill R-III compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pleasant Hill R-III | Missouri median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,660 | $10,251 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,545 | $5,958 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $24.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 153 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 261 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 416 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi R-IIIPotosi | 2,110 | 4 | $10,549 | 13.4 | #97 |
| Perry Co. 32Perryville | 2,103 | 5 | $9,826 | 12.6 | #98 |
| MoberlyMoberly | 2,102 | 8 | $11,028 | 11.3 | #99 |
| Pleasant Hill R-IIIPleasant Hill · this district | 2,080 | 5 | $9,660 | 13.6 | #100 |
| St. Clair R-XIIISt Clair | 2,062 | 5 | $10,855 | 12.9 | #101 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlake UnifiedWoodlake, CA | 2,081 | $14,844 | 20.4 |
| General McLane School DistrictEdinboro, PA | 2,080 | $14,727 | 14.2 |
| Oskaloosa Community School DistrictOskaloosa, IA | 2,079 | $15,252 | 13.3 |
| North Arlington School DistrictNorth Arlington, NJ | 2,079 | $16,022 | 12.8 |
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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