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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
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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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Waynesville R-VI

WAYNESVILLE, MO

Students
6,091
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$12,673

-2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Ozark R-VI

OZARK, MO

Students
5,964
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$11,695

+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment

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Northwest R-I

House Springs, MO

Students
5,900
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$12,165

-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment

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Jackson R-II

JACKSON, MO

Students
5,744
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$10,350

-5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.2% enrollment

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Republic R-III

REPUBLIC, MO

Students
5,281
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$11,161

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.6% enrollment

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Riverview Gardens

ST LOUIS, MO

Students
5,100
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$15,972

+23.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Poplar Bluff R-I

POPLAR BLUFF, MO

Students
5,074
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$11,725

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Sedalia 200

SEDALIA, MO

Students
5,069
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$12,113

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Carthage R-IX

CARTHAGE, MO

Students
5,062
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$11,767

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Neosho School District

NEOSHO, MO

Students
5,000
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$10,881

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.4% enrollment

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Hickman Mills C-1

KANSAS CITY, MO

Students
4,981
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$18,664

+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Fort Osage R-I

INDEPENDENCE, MO

Students
4,796
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,905

+6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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St. Charles R-VI

ST CHARLES, MO

Students
4,700
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$19,064

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Willard R-II

WILLARD, MO

Students
4,648
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$11,298

-1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Branson R-IV

BRANSON, MO

Students
4,618
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$12,157

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment

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Webb City R-VII

WEBB CITY, MO

Students
4,618
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$10,561

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.

TOWN & COUNTRY, MO

Students
4,570
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$125,614

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Ladue

ST LOUIS, MO

Students
4,482
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$15,693

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.0% enrollment

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Grain Valley R-V

GRAIN VALLEY, MO

Students
4,448
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$12,329

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Lebanon R-III

LEBANON, MO

Students
4,432
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$12,450

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Webster Groves

WEBSTER GROVES, MO

Students
4,366
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$14,635

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Cape Girardeau 63

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO

Students
4,301
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$12,839

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Platte Co. R-III

PLATTE CITY, MO

Students
4,283
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$13,848

+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.9% enrollment

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Belton 124

BELTON, MO

Students
4,205
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,795

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Rolla 31

ROLLA, MO

Students
4,202
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$12,238

+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Farmington R-VII

FARMINGTON, MO

Students
3,980
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$11,200

+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Camdenton R-III

CAMDENTON, MO

Students
3,843
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,406

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Grandview C-4

GRANDVIEW, MO

Students
3,689
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,510

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.8% enrollment

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Mcdonald Co. R-I

ANDERSON, MO

Students
3,610
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$11,514

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Kearney R-I

KEARNEY, MO

Students
3,500
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$13,307

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% 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.