Missouri · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Missouri
The 50 Missouri districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $23,552
- Top per-pupil spend
- $16,481
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Confluence Academies spends $23,552 per student, the most of any Missouri district listed, against an average of $16,481 across the top 50.
- $23,552
- top spend (Confluence Academies)
- $13,809
- lowest on this list
- 1.7×
- spread across the listed districts
- 2,453
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confluence AcademiesSt Louis | $23,552 |
| 2 | ClaytonClayton | $23,526 |
| 3 | St. Louis CitySt Louis | $22,979 |
| 4 | BrentwoodBrentwood | $22,646 |
| 5 | Ewing Marion Kauffman SchoolKansas City | $21,447 |
| 6 | Momentum AcademySt. Louis | $21,285 |
| 7 | Kc International AcademyKansas City | $19,388 |
| 8 | University CityUniversity City | $19,144 |
| 9 | Crossroads Charter SchoolsKansas City | $18,924 |
| 10 | Kansas City 33Kansas City | $18,743 |
| 11 | St. Charles R-ViSt Charles | $18,445 |
| 12 | Lift for Life AcademySt Louis | $18,408 |
| 13 | Kipp St Louis Public SchoolsSt. Louis | $17,626 |
| 14 | Guadalupe Centers SchoolsKansas City | $17,440 |
| 15 | Kipp: Endeavor AcademyKansas City | $17,036 |
| 16 | Center 58Kansas City | $16,423 |
| 17 | Frontier SchoolsKansas City | $16,421 |
| 18 | Maplewood-Richmond HeightsMaplewood | $16,179 |
| 19 | Normandy Schools CollaborativeSaint Louis | $16,176 |
| 20 | Pattonville R-IiiSt Ann | $15,871 |
| 21 | Gateway Science Acad/St LouisSt. Louis | $15,754 |
| 22 | Valley ParkValley Park | $15,748 |
| 23 | Blue Eye R-VBlue Eye | $15,619 |
| 24 | Premier Charter SchoolSt Louis | $15,576 |
| 25 | Brookside Charter Sch.Kansas City | $15,446 |
| 26 | Hancock PlaceSt Louis | $15,437 |
| 27 | Grandview C-4Grandview | $15,435 |
| 28 | Ferguson-Florissant R-IiHazelwood | $15,424 |
| 29 | Park HillKansas City | $15,382 |
| 30 | West Platte Co. R-IiWeston | $15,246 |
| 31 | University AcademyKansas City | $15,199 |
| 32 | Ste. Genevieve Co. R-IiSte Genevieve | $15,034 |
| 33 | LadueSt Louis | $15,032 |
| 34 | Westran R-IHuntsville | $14,777 |
| 35 | Raytown C-2Raytown | $14,743 |
| 36 | Hickman Mills C-1Kansas City | $14,610 |
| 37 | New Madrid Co. R-INew Madrid | $14,603 |
| 38 | RitenourSt Louis | $14,525 |
| 39 | Springfield R-XiiSpringfield | $14,461 |
| 40 | Reeds Spring R-IvReeds Spring | $14,413 |
| 41 | North Kansas City 74Kansas City | $14,136 |
| 42 | Kirkwood R-ViiKirkwood | $14,112 |
| 43 | South Callaway Co. R-IiMokane | $14,098 |
| 44 | Scotland Co. R-IMemphis | $14,086 |
| 45 | Parkway C-2Chesterfield | $13,983 |
| 46 | HazelwoodFlorissant | $13,977 |
| 47 | Orchard Farm R-VSaint Charles | $13,944 |
| 48 | Columbia 93Columbia | $13,936 |
| 49 | Lee's Summit R-ViiLee's Summit | $13,841 |
| 50 | Sarcoxie R-IiSarcoxie | $13,809 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.