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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

Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record

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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530 systems

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Delta C-7

DEERING, MO

Students: 173
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $13,931

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment

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Linn Co. R-I

PURDIN, MO

Students: 172
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,360

+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.1% enrollment

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Southwest Livingston Co. R-I

LUDLOW, MO

Students: 172
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $14,116

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Miami R-I

AMORET, MO

Students: 168
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $15,625

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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East Lynne 40

EAST LYNNE, MO

Students: 166
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $14,735

-18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +41.9% enrollment

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Taneyville R-II

TANEYVILLE, MO

Students: 166
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $16,271

-9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.0% enrollment

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Northwestern R-I

MENDON, MO

Students: 164
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,152

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Gilman City R-IV

GILMAN CITY, MO

Students: 163
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $15,307

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.8% enrollment

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Union Star R-II

UNION STAR, MO

Students: 162
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $17,191

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.8% enrollment

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South Nodaway Co. R-IV

BARNARD, MO

Students: 161
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,503

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.3% enrollment

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Green Forest R-II

SALEM, MO

Students: 160
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $13,881

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment

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Risco R-II

RISCO, MO

Students: 160
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,400

+16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.8% enrollment

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Norborne R-VIII

NORBORNE, MO

Students: 159
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $22,396

+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Appleton City R-II

APPLETON CITY, MO

Students: 158
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $31,639

+135.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -53.1% enrollment

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North Mercer Co. R-III

MERCER, MO

Students: 156
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,288

+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.9% enrollment

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Golden City R-III

GOLDEN CITY, MO

Students: 155
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,000

+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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Adair Co. R-II

BRASHEAR, MO

Students: 152
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $22,368

+23.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Pleasant View R-VI

TRENTON, MO

Students: 151
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $13,318

+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.6% enrollment

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Richwoods R-VII

RICHWOODS, MO

Students: 147
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $18,245

+19.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.4% enrollment

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Chilhowee R-IV

Chilhowee, MO

Students: 146
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $15,890

+15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.0% enrollment

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Everton R-III

Everton, MO

Students: 145
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $15,379

+24.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.1% enrollment

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Fairfax R-III

FAIRFAX, MO

Students: 143
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $16,587

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Pemiscot Co. R-III

Caruthersville, MO

Students: 143
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $15,531

-11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.4% enrollment

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Osage Co. R-I

CHAMOIS, MO

Students: 142
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,345

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.3% enrollment

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Prairie Home R-V

PRAIRIE HOME, MO

Students: 142
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $15,514

+13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment

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Oak Hill R-I

SALEM, MO

Students: 140
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $11,450

-4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Grundy Co. R-V

GALT, MO

Students: 137
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,095

-11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.3% enrollment

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Tina-Avalon R-II

TINA, MO

Students: 136
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,081

+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Jefferson C-123

CONCEPTION JCT, MO

Students: 135
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,659

-13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.6% enrollment

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Strasburg C-3

STRASBURG, MO

Students: 134
Schools: 1
Spending / pupil: $13,963

+16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% 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.