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Ballard R-Ii School District

116 students · 2 schools · 6.7:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #494 of 555 in Missouri

Students
116
Schools
2
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–Teacher
6.7:1
County
Bates
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Ballard R-Ii School District

Ballard R-Ii School District is a public school system serving Bates County, Missouri, based in Butler. It serves 116 students across 2 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #494 largest of Missouri’s 555 school systems.

Phone8162972656
Address10247 Ne State Route 18, Butler, MO 64730
CountyBates County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Ballard R-Ii School District enrolls 116 students in 2 schools — an average of about 58 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #494 of 555 statewide by enrollment.

Students
116
#494 of 555 in Missouri
Schools
2
~58 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Remote
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Ballard R-Ii School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (116 students reported):

White
92%
Black
1%
Hispanic
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Ballard R-Ii School District employs about 17 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 6.7:1 — below the Missouri average of about 12.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 30.

Student–teacher ratio
6.7:1
state avg ~12.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
17
classroom teachers
Total staff
30
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Missouri funds schools

Missouri distributes state aid through the Foundation Formula, which multiplies each district’s weighted average daily attendance by a State Adequacy Target (the per-pupil amount a performing district spends), then adjusts for the local dollar-value modifier and subtracts local revenue. Weights for free-and-reduced-lunch, special-education and English-learner students above threshold shares raise the count, directing more aid to higher-need districts.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Ballard R-Ii School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Missouri measures districts through the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6), whose Annual Performance Report (APR) scores academic achievement, growth, graduation, college-and-career readiness and attendance. Look up Ballard R-Ii School District on the MSIP / APR pages.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Missouri assigns its own state accreditation status — accredited, provisionally accredited or unaccredited — based on the MSIP performance standards, separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation a district may also hold. See the Missouri DESE for a district’s current status.

How it compares

Ballard R-Ii School District vs. Missouri

Enrollment rank
#494
of 555 districts
Ratio
6.7:1
state avg ~12.7:1
Locale
Rural: Remote
Bates County

See every Missouri district side by side in the Missouri directory.

Go deeper

Look up Ballard R-Ii School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Missouri Legislature (the Foundation Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Ballard R-Ii School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2904170. Confirm current details with the district and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.