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Missouri school systems.

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530school systems
2,273operating schools connected
865,208students in finance records
518complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Missouri school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 518 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$13,392Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+5.0%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+28.8%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-2.5%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems518 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024887,660856,018
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$14,569$13,804

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Worth Co. R-III

GRANT CITY, MO

Students
274
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,416

+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Niangua R-V

NIANGUA, MO

Students
273
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,604

+25.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.2% enrollment

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Dent-Phelps R-III

SALEM, MO

Students
272
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,938

+9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment

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Braymer C-4

BRAYMER, MO

Students
271
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,996

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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St. Elizabeth R-IV

ST ELIZABETH, MO

Students
271
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,697

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.7% enrollment

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South Iron Co. R-I

ANNAPOLIS, MO

Students
267
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,723

+11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Richland R-I

ESSEX, MO

Students
263
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,654

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Stewartsville C-2

STEWARTSVILLE, MO

Students
260
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,677

-8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.6% enrollment

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Halfway R-III

HALF WAY, MO

Students
256
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,289

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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South Holt Co. R-I

OREGON, MO

Students
254
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,870

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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Eminence R-I

Eminence, MO

Students
253
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,542

+37.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment

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Glenwood R-VIII

WEST PLAINS, MO

Students
245
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,833

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.9% enrollment

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Southland C-9

CARDWELL, MO

Students
242
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,215

-13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Nell Holcomb R-IV

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO

Students
241
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,228

+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment

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Kingsville R-I

KINGSVILLE, MO

Students
238
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,420

+18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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West Nodaway Co. R-I

BURLINGTON JCT, MO

Students
237
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,253

-16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Higbee R-VIII

HIGBEE, MO

Students
235
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,664

-6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.2% enrollment

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Marion Co. R-II

Philadelphia, MO

Students
232
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,767

-24.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +20.2% enrollment

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Oregon-Howell R-III

KOSHKONONG, MO

Students
232
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,220

+19.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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North Pemiscot Co. R-I

WARDELL, MO

Students
228
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,430

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Avenue City R-IX

COSBY, MO

Students
226
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$10,345

-18.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.3% enrollment

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Meadville R-IV

MEADVILLE, MO

Students
225
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,249

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Hardin-Central C-2

HARDIN, MO

Students
224
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,853

+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Bevier C-4

Bevier, MO

Students
223
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,762

-12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.1% enrollment

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Gideon 37

GIDEON, MO

Students
223
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,691

+23.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Delta R-V

DELTA, MO

Students
222
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,766

-4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Spring Bluff R-XV

SULLIVAN, MO

Students
221
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,330

-13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.5% enrollment

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Otterville R-VI

OTTERVILLE, MO

Students
219
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,315

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment

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Kirbyville R-VI

KIRBYVILLE, MO

Students
217
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,959

+18.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Hurley R-I

HURLEY, MO

Students
216
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,005

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.