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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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Brookfield R-III

BROOKFIELD, MO

Students: 891
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $13,114

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Clearwater R-I

PIEDMONT, MO

Students: 885
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,790

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

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Woodland R-IV

Marble Hill, MO

Students: 881
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,509

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Morgan Co. R-I

STOVER, MO

Students: 865
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $11,235

+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.8% enrollment

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Dixon R-I

DIXON, MO

Students: 861
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $10,885

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment

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Carrollton R-VII

CARROLLTON, MO

Students: 856
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $13,523

-5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment

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Gasconade Co. R-I

HERMANN, MO

Students: 847
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $12,331

+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Crawford Co. R-I

BOURBON, MO

Students: 843
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,397

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment

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Malden R-I

MALDEN, MO

Students: 841
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $12,244

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Elsberry R-II

ELSBERRY, MO

Students: 838
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,525

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Ralls Co. R-II

CENTER, MO

Students: 838
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,224

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.9% enrollment

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Twin Rivers R-X

BROSELEY, MO

Students: 826
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $12,113

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Scott City R-I

SCOTT CITY, MO

Students: 811
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,930

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Licking R-VIII

LICKING, MO

Students: 809
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $11,674

+15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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Kingston K-14

CADET, MO

Students: 807
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $12,695

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

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Brentwood

BRENTWOOD, MO

Students: 796
Schools: 5
Spending / pupil: $22,085

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Osage Co. R-III

WESTPHALIA, MO

Students: 796
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $12,585

+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment

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South Harrison Co. R-II

BETHANY, MO

Students: 790
Schools: 5
Spending / pupil: $13,944

+16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Valley Park

VALLEY PARK, MO

Students: 789
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $17,393

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment

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Southwest R-V

WASHBURN, MO

Students: 788
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,393

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment

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Puxico R-VIII

PUXICO, MO

Students: 779
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $9,991

-5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Sherwood Cass R-VIII

CREIGHTON, MO

Students: 778
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $11,293

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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Laclede Co. R-I

Conway, MO

Students: 777
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $9,795

-7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Charleston R-I

CHARLESTON, MO

Students: 776
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $12,128

-6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.2% enrollment

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Monroe City R-I

Monroe City, MO

Students: 776
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $12,745

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment

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Diamond R-IV

DIAMOND, MO

Students: 770
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $13,438

+14.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Thayer R-II

THAYER, MO

Students: 769
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $10,737

-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.9% enrollment

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South Callaway Co. R-II

MOKANE, MO

Students: 762
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $14,720

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Ash Grove R-IV

ASH GROVE, MO

Students: 745
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $12,095

+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.7% enrollment

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Lone Jack C-6

LONE JACK, MO

Students: 740
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $11,454

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.7% 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.