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Public Schools in Missouri

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

2,488
Public Schools
566
Districts
885,243
Students
70,171
Teachers FTE
12.6:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$16,635
Per-Pupil Spend
83
Charter Schools
50%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in Missouri

Showing top 60 of 566 districts · sorted by school count

ST. LOUIS CITY
ST.LOUIS
68 schools 17,933 students View →
SPRINGFIELD R-XII
SPRINGFIELD
57 schools 24,285 students View →
DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE
WELLSTON
41 schools 496 students View →
COLUMBIA 93
COLUMBIA
36 schools 18,640 students View →
MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED
WEST PLAINS
35 schools 652 students View →
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
KANSAS CITY
34 schools 21,252 students View →
KANSAS CITY 33
KANSAS CITY
33 schools 15,079 students View →
HAZELWOOD
ST LOUIS
32 schools 16,321 students View →
ROCKWOOD R-VI
WILDWOOD
31 schools 19,597 students View →
INDEPENDENCE 30
SUGAR CREEK
31 schools 14,272 students View →
LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
LEES SUMMIT
30 schools 17,695 students View →
PARKWAY C-2
TOWN & COUNTRY
29 schools 16,759 students View →
FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
WENTZVILLE
27 schools 16,698 students View →
ST. JOSEPH
St. Joseph
25 schools 10,430 students View →
FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
WENTZVILLE
23 schools 17,047 students View →
FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
ST LOUIS
23 schools 8,809 students View →
WENTZVILLE R-IV
WENTZVILLE
22 schools 17,973 students View →
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
LEE'S SUMMIT
21 schools 14,657 students View →
LIBERTY 53
LIBERTY
20 schools 11,826 students View →
RAYTOWN C-2
RAYTOWN
20 schools 7,676 students View →
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
VANDALIA
20 schools View →
PARK HILL
RIVERSIDE
20 schools 11,937 students View →
MEHLVILLE R-IX
ST.LOUIS
19 schools 10,018 students View →
FOX C-6
IMPERIAL
18 schools 10,258 students View →
JEFFERSON CITY
JEFFERSON CITY
18 schools 8,491 students View →
JOPLIN SCHOOLS
JOPLIN
16 schools 7,873 students View →
HICKMAN MILLS C-1
KANSAS CITY
15 schools 4,472 students View →
RIVERVIEW GARDENS
ST LOUIS
13 schools 5,116 students View →
ST. CHARLES R-VI
ST.CHARLES
12 schools 4,732 students View →
RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
RAYMORE
12 schools 6,332 students View →
TROY R-III
TROY
12 schools 6,510 students View →
WEBB CITY R-VII
WEBB CITY
11 schools 4,623 students View →
PATTONVILLE R-III
ST.ANN
11 schools 6,201 students View →
CARTHAGE R-IX
CARTHAGE
11 schools 5,070 students View →
FORT OSAGE R-I
INDEPENDENCE
11 schools 4,718 students View →
WASHINGTON
Washington
11 schools 3,543 students View →
Nixa Public Schools
NIXA
11 schools 6,792 students View →
WAYNESVILLE R-VI
WAYNESVILLE
11 schools 6,190 students View →
SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.
TOWN AND COUNTRY
10 schools 3,576 students View →
MCDONALD CO. R-I
SOUTHWEST CITY
10 schools 3,595 students View →
JACKSON R-II
MILLERSVILLE
10 schools 5,748 students View →
LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
ST. LOUIS
10 schools 7,602 students View →
NORTHWEST R-I
HOUSE SPRINGS
10 schools 5,815 students View →
POPLAR BLUFF R-I
POPLAR BLUFF
10 schools 4,899 students View →
RITENOUR
ST LOUIS
10 schools 6,579 students View →
NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEOSHO
10 schools 4,998 students View →
CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
CAPE GIRARDEAU
9 schools 4,310 students View →
WEBSTER GROVES
ST LOUIS
9 schools 4,312 students View →
GRANDVIEW C-4
KANSAS CITY
9 schools 3,665 students View →
WILLARD R-II
WILLARD
9 schools 4,578 students View →
KIRKWOOD R-VII
KIRKWOOD
9 schools 5,982 students View →
HANNIBAL 60
HANNIBAL
9 schools 3,366 students View →
SEDALIA 200
SEDALIA
9 schools 5,209 students View →
KEARNEY R-I
KEARNEY
9 schools 3,424 students View →
MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
VILLA RIDGE
9 schools 2,930 students View →
CAMDENTON R-III
SUNRISE BEACH
9 schools 3,835 students View →
BELTON 124
BELTON
8 schools 4,230 students View →
GRAIN VALLEY R-V
GRAIN VALLEY
8 schools 4,546 students View →
PLATTE CO. R-III
PLATTE CITY
8 schools 4,374 students View →
ROLLA 31
ROLLA
8 schools 4,161 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Missouri Virtual Academy
HILLSBORO · Other
3,895
24.97:1
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH
BLUE SPRINGS · High
2,429
15.87:1
MOCA-S
SPRINGFIELD · Other
2,345
25.68:1
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH
ST. LOUIS · High
2,304
17.65:1
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH
BLUE SPRINGS · High
2,299
18.21:1
JOPLIN HIGH
JOPLIN · High
2,288
18.37:1
LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
LIBERTY · High
2,262
17.42:1
TROY BUCHANAN HIGH
TROY · High
2,148
14.7:1
MARQUETTE SR. HIGH
CHESTERFIELD · High
2,095
15.94:1
STALEY HIGH
KANSAS CITY · High
2,091
19.97:1
Finance Summary
$16,635
Per-Pupil Spend
45%
Instruct. %
$15,249M
Total Revenue
$14,726M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$2,096.1M
State
$4,272.7M
Local
$8,880.2M
Total Revenue: $15,249M
Expenditure
Instruction
$6,669M
Other
$8,057M
Total Expenditure: $14,726M
Per-Pupil: $16,635
45% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
2,488
School Districts
566
Total Enrollment
885,243
Total Teachers (FTE)
70,171
Avg S:T Ratio
12.6:1
Avg Free Lunch %
49.9%
Charter Schools
83 of 2,488
Elementary Schools
1,213
Middle Schools
399
High Schools
658
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$15,249M
Total Expenditure
$14,726M
Per-Pupil Spending
$16,635
Instruction %
45%
Federal Revenue
$2,096M
State Revenue
$4,273M
Local Revenue
$8,880M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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