Missouri · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Missouri

432 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

50
State avg score
49
National avg score
432
Districts ranked

The equity picture in one line

Kc International Academy ranks first in Missouri for funding equity at 98/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

98/100
top score (Kc International Academy)
$16,936
per-pupil spending in the top district
75
districts scoring 70 or higher
74
districts below 30
# District Score
1 Kc International Academy 98
2 Kipp St Louis Public Schools 96
3 Momentum Academy 96
4 Academy for Integrated Arts 96
5 Genesis School Inc. 96
6 Crossroads Charter Schools 94
7 Frontier Schools 93
8 Gideon 37 93
9 Confluence Academies 92
10 Premier Charter School 91
11 Allen Village 90
12 Brookside Charter Sch. 89
13 North Side Community School 89
14 Kairos Academies 87
15 Guadalupe Centers Schools 86
16 Scott Co. Central 86
17 Lee a. Tolbert Com. Academy 84
18 Kirbyville R-Vi 84
19 North Pemiscot Co. R-I 84
20 Norwood R-I 83
21 Clarkton C-4 83
22 Lift for Life Academy 82
23 Verona R-Vii 82
24 Adair Co. R-I 82
25 Delta R-V 82
26 Otterville R-Vi 81
27 Normandy Schools Collaborative 79
28 Holcomb R-Iii 79
29 Green City R-I 79
30 Junction Hill C-12 79
31 Cabool R-Iv 78
32 Scuola Vita Nuova 78
33 Dora R-Iii 78
34 Southland C-9 78
35 Oregon-Howell R-Iii 78
36 Hogan Preparatory Academy 77
37 Galena R-Ii 77
38 North Andrew Co. R-Vi 77
39 South Iron Co. R-I 77
40 Malden R-I 75
41 Gateway Science Acad/St Louis 74
42 University Academy 74
43 Kipp: Endeavor Academy 74
44 Alton R-Iv 74
45 St. Louis Lang Immersion Sch 74
46 Stanberry R-Ii 74
47 Valley R-Vi 74
48 Wellsville Middletown R-I 74
49 Braymer C-4 74
50 Pilot Grove C-4 74
51 Dent-Phelps R-Iii 73
52 St. James R-I 72
53 Twin Rivers R-X 72
54 Hayti R-Ii 72
55 Scotland Co. R-I 72
56 La Plata R-Ii 72
57 Orrick R-Xi 72
58 Northeast Nodaway Co. R-V 72
59 Charleston R-I 71
60 Purdy R-Ii 71
61 Bakersfield R-Iv 71
62 Tarkio R-I 71
63 Buchanan Co. R-Iv 71
64 West Nodaway Co. R-I 71
65 St. Charles R-Vi 70
66 Clayton 70
67 Caruthersville 18 70
68 Sarcoxie R-Ii 70
69 Westran R-I 70
70 South Pemiscot Co. R-V 70
71 Mansfield R-Iv 70
72 Blue Eye R-V 70
73 Citizens of the World Charter 70
74 Santa Fe R-X 70
75 North Nodaway Co. R-Vi 70
76 Center 58 69
77 Portageville 69
78 Knox Co. R-I 69
79 Worth Co. R-Iii 69
80 Monett R-I 68
81 Kingston K-14 68
82 East Carter Co. R-Ii 68
83 Richland R-Iv 68
84 Fair Play R-Ii 68
85 Community R-Vi 68
86 Nell Holcomb R-Iv 68
87 Bevier C-4 68
88 Marion Co. R-Ii 68
89 Milan C-2 67
90 Canton R-V 67
91 Newburg R-Ii 67
92 Drexel R-Iv 67
93 Climax Springs R-Iv 67
94 New Madrid Co. R-I 66
95 Greenville R-Ii 66
96 Senath-Hornersville C-8 66
97 Concordia R-Ii 66
98 Wheatland R-Ii 66
99 Chadwick R-I 66
100 Bunker R-Iii 66
101 Atlas Public Schools 66
102 Valley Park 65
103 Bismarck R-V 65
104 Winona R-Iii 65
105 Polo R-Vii 65
106 Sweet Springs R-Vii 65
107 Brunswick R-Ii 65
108 Arcadia Valley R-Ii 64
109 Stockton R-I 64
110 Scott City R-I 64
111 Hartville R-Ii 64
112 King City R-I 64
113 Macks Creek R-V 64
114 Lonedell R-14 64
115 North Shelby 64
116 Raytown C-2 63
117 University City 63
118 Willow Springs R-Iv 63
119 Houston R-I 63
120 Seymour R-Ii 63
121 City Garden Montessori 63
122 Salisbury R-Iv 63
123 Pike Co. R-Iii 63
124 North Harrison R-Iii 63
125 Atlanta C-3 63
126 Brentwood 62
127 Stoutland R-Ii 62
128 Green Ridge R-Viii 62
129 Northeast Randolph Co. R-Iv 62
130 Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii 61
131 Hickman Mills C-1 61
132 Grandview C-4 61
133 Maplewood-Richmond Heights 61
134 Hancock Place 61
135 East Prairie R-Ii 61
136 Hamilton R-Ii 61
137 Schuyler Co. R-I 61
138 Crocker R-Ii 61
139 Midway R-I 61
140 Princeton R-V 61
141 South Holt Co. R-I 61
142 Halfway R-Iii 61
143 Cooter R-Iv 61
144 Nodaway-Holt R-Vii 61
145 South Harrison Co. R-Ii 60
146 Liberal R-Ii 60
147 Richland R-I 60
148 Jennings 59
149 Lamar R-I 59
150 Trenton R-Ix 59
151 Laquey R-V 59
152 Shelby Co. R-Iv 59
153 Mound City R-Ii 59
154 St. Louis City 58
155 Carthage R-Ix 58
156 Doniphan R-I 58
157 Morgan Co. R-I 58
158 Slater 58
159 Hermitage R-Iv 58
160 Potosi R-Iii 57
161 Lexington R-V 57
162 Van Buren R-I 57
163 Glenwood R-Viii 57
164 Ste. Genevieve Co. R-Ii 56
165 Forsyth R-Iii 56
166 Naylor R-Ii 56
167 Eminence R-I 56
168 Kingsville R-I 56
169 Hardin-Central C-2 56
170 Higbee R-Viii 56
171 Kansas City 33 55
172 Pattonville R-Iii 55
173 St. Clair R-Xiii 55
174 Lafayette Co. C-1 55
175 Lathrop R-Ii 55
176 Putnam Co. R-I 55
177 Neelyville R-Iv 55
178 Summersville R-Ii 55
179 Greenfield R-Iv 55
180 Appleton City R-Ii 55
181 Howell Valley R-I 55
182 Jamestown C-1 55
183 Kennett 39 54
184 Reeds Spring R-Iv 54
185 Hollister R-V 54
186 Tipton R-Vi 54
187 Paris R-Ii 54
188 Hazelwood 53
189 Jefferson City 53
190 Riverview Gardens 53
191 Marshall 53
192 Dallas Co. R-I 53
193 South Callaway Co. R-Ii 53
194 West Platte Co. R-Ii 53
195 Louisiana R-Ii 53
196 Chaffee R-Ii 53
197 Bernie R-Xiii 53
198 Columbia 93 52
199 Clearwater R-I 52
200 Diamond R-Iv 52
201 Gainesville R-V 52
202 Southern Reynolds Co. R-Ii 52
203 Iron Co. C-4 52
204 Sunrise R-Ix 52
205 La Monte R-Iv 52
206 Independence 30 51
207 Sikeston R-6 51
208 Grandview R-Ii 51
209 Dunklin R-V 51
210 Gallatin R-V 51
211 Humansville R-Iv 51
212 Rock Port R-Ii 51
213 Springfield R-Xii 50
214 Poplar Bluff R-I 50
215 Hannibal 60 50
216 El Dorado Springs R-Ii 50
217 Woodland R-Iv 50
218 Fordland R-Iii 50
219 Albany R-Iii 50
220 Lakeland R-Iii 50
221 North Kansas City 74 49
222 Fort Osage R-I 49
223 Moberly 49
224 Morgan Co. R-Ii 49
225 West St. Francois Co. R-Iv 49
226 Brookfield R-Iii 49
227 Licking R-Viii 49
228 Monroe City R-I 49
229 Pleasant Hope R-Vi 49
230 Henry Co. R-I 49
231 Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii 48
232 Meramec Valley R-Iii 48
233 Excelsior Springs 40 48
234 Warsaw R-Ix 48
235 North Callaway Co. R-I 48
236 Crane R-Iii 48
237 Leeton R-X 48
238 Niangua R-V 48
239 Ladue 47
240 Kirksville R-Iii 47
241 Central R-Iii 47
242 Aurora R-Viii 47
243 Academie Lafayette 47
244 Lincoln R-Ii 47
245 Rich Hill R-Iv 47
246 Waynesville R-Vi 46
247 Belton 124 46
248 Camdenton R-Iii 46
249 Mcdonald Co. R-I 46
250 Warren Co. R-Iii 46
251 Boonville R-I 46
252 Maries Co. R-Ii 46
253 Clinton Co. R-Iii 46
254 North Platte Co. R-I 46
255 St. Joseph 45
256 Sedalia 200 45
257 Washington 45
258 Maryville R-Ii 45
259 Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii 45
260 Iberia R-V 45
261 Ritenour 44
262 Richmond R-Xvi 44
263 Dixon R-I 44
264 Park Hill 43
265 Desoto 73 43
266 Sullivan 43
267 Fredericktown R-I 43
268 Bowling Green R-I 43
269 Montgomery Co. R-Ii 43
270 Fairview R-Xi 43
271 Lafayette Preparatory Academy 43
272 Pettis Co. R-V 43
273 Spring Bluff R-Xv 43
274 Parkway C-2 42
275 Liberty 53 42
276 Steelville R-Iii 42
277 Crawford Co. R-I 42
278 Van-Far R-I 42
279 Jasper Co. R-V 42
280 Billings R-Iv 42
281 Exeter R-Vi 42
282 Stewartsville C-2 42
283 North Wood R-Iv 42
284 Lebanon R-Iii 41
285 East Buchanan Co. C-1 41
286 Smithton R-Vi 41
287 Maysville R-I 41
288 Plato R-V 41
289 Glasgow 41
290 Northwest R-I 40
291 Mexico 59 40
292 Cameron R-I 40
293 Gasconade Co. R-I 40
294 Marionville R-Ix 40
295 Campbell R-Ii 40
296 Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix 40
297 Weaubleau R-Iii 40
298 Macon Co. R-I 39
299 Southwest R-V 39
300 New Haven 39
301 Bolivar R-I 38
302 Scott Co. R-Iv 38
303 Carrollton R-Vii 38
304 Thayer R-Ii 38
305 New Franklin R-I 38
306 Oak Ridge R-Vi 38
307 Dadeville R-Ii 38
308 Fox C-6 37
309 Cape Girardeau 63 37
310 North St. Francois Co. R-I 37
311 West Plains R-Vii 37
312 Elsberry R-Ii 37
313 Osage Co. R-Iii 37
314 Oran R-Iii 37
315 Willard R-Ii 36
316 Sturgeon R-V 36
317 Harrisburg R-Viii 36
318 Crystal City 47 36
319 Bradleyville R-I 36
320 Orchard Farm R-V 35
321 Wright City R-Ii of Warren Co. 35
322 Mountain Grove R-Iii 35
323 Lewis Co. C-1 35
324 Bloomfield R-Xiv 35
325 Osceola 35
326 Wheaton R-Iii 35
327 Lee's Summit R-Vii 34
328 Cassville R-Iv 34
329 Knob Noster R-Viii 34
330 Laclede Co. R-I 34
331 Cole Camp R-I 34
332 Meadow Heights R-Ii 34
333 Lockwood R-I 34
334 Harrisonville R-Ix 33
335 School of the Osage 33
336 Seneca R-Vii 33
337 Sherwood Cass R-Viii 33
338 Osage Co. R-Ii 33
339 Richards R-V 33
340 Walnut Grove R-V 33
341 Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii 32
342 Neosho School District 32
343 Platte Co. R-Iii 32
344 Union R-Xi 32
345 Oak Grove R-Vi 32
346 Crawford Co. R-Ii 32
347 Hickory Co. R-I 32
348 Spokane R-Vii 32
349 Johnson Co. R-Vii 32
350 Archie R-V 32
351 Grain Valley R-V 31
352 Kearney R-I 31
353 Windsor C-1 31
354 East Newton Co. R-Vi 31
355 Moniteau Co. R-I 31
356 Pierce City R-Vi 31
357 Webster Groves 30
358 Puxico R-Viii 30
359 Rolla 31 29
360 Hillsboro R-Iii 29
361 Affton 101 29
362 Fulton 58 29
363 Clinton 29
364 Chillicothe R-Ii 29
365 Bayless 29
366 Mt. Vernon R-V 29
367 Troy R-Iii 28
368 Kirkwood R-Vii 28
369 Nevada R-V 28
370 Dexter R-Xi 28
371 Holden R-Iii 28
372 New Bloomfield R-Iii 28
373 Cole Co. R-I 28
374 Silex R-I 28
375 Maries Co. R-I 28
376 Advance R-Iv 28
377 Webb City R-Vii 27
378 Carl Junction R-I 27
379 Warrensburg R-Vi 27
380 Eldon R-I 27
381 Salem R-80 27
382 Ava R-I 27
383 Adrian R-Iii 27
384 Wentzville R-Iv 26
385 Marshfield R-I 26
386 Perry Co. 32 26
387 Ash Grove R-Iv 26
388 Marion C. Early R-V 26
389 Joplin Schools 25
390 Winfield R-Iv 25
391 Cole Co. R-V 25
392 Branson R-Iv 24
393 Smithville R-Ii 24
394 Southern Boone Co. R-I 24
395 Rockwood R-Vi 23
396 Blue Springs R-Iv 23
397 Ozark R-Vi 23
398 Jackson R-Ii 23
399 Clever R-V 23
400 Fayette R-Iii 23
401 Francis Howell R-Iii 22
402 Republic R-Iii 22
403 Farmington R-Vii 22
404 Jefferson Co. R-Vii 22
405 Sparta R-Iii 22
406 Laclede Co. C-5 22
407 St. Elizabeth R-Iv 22
408 Mehlville R-Ix 21
409 Odessa R-Vii 21
410 Clark Co. R-I 21
411 Butler R-V 21
412 Ralls Co. R-Ii 21
413 Miller R-Ii 21
414 Palmyra R-I 20
415 Lawson R-Xiv 20
416 Lone Jack C-6 19
417 Marceline R-V 19
418 Meadville R-Iv 19
419 Nixa Public Schools 18
420 Festus R-Vi 18
421 Fair Grove R-X 18
422 Pleasant Hill R-Iii 17
423 Hallsville R-Iv 17
424 Logan-Rogersville R-Viii 16
425 Gasconade Co. R-Ii 16
426 Savannah R-Iii 15
427 Blair Oaks R-Ii 15
428 Centralia R-Vi 13
429 Mid-Buchanan Co. R-V 12
430 Lindbergh Schools 11
431 Avenue City R-Ix 10
432 Strafford R-Vi 6

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention