Springfield
Nearly Four in Ten Missouri Districts Hit All-Time High Graduation Rates
Missouri's graduation surge is not a story confined to a few high-profile districts. In 2025, 179 of the state's 455 districts posted their highest four-year graduation rate on record, a share of 39.3...
Springfield's Six-Year Streak: From 87 Percent to a Record 99 Percent
Springfield R-XII has improved its four-year graduation rate every single year since 2019. Six consecutive years of gains have lifted the state's third-largest district from 87.2 percent to 98.9 perce...
Missouri Lost 20,068 Students in a Single Year
Springfield lost 1,539 students in fall 2022. Not over several years. In a single enrollment count. It was the largest one-year drop of any district in Missouri, and Springfield was not alone: 397 of ...
Missouri Public Schools Just Hit Their Lowest Enrollment in at Least 25 Years
The number on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's enrollment report is one that no superintendent, school board member, or state legislator wanted to see: 855,081 students ...