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 (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $22,162
- Top per-pupil spend
- $15,185
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Clayton spends $22,162 per student, the most of any Missouri district listed, against an average of $15,185 across the top 50.
- $22,162
- top spend (Clayton)
- $12,909
- lowest on this list
- 1.7×
- spread across the listed districts
- 2,351
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton Clayton | $22,162 |
| 2 | Brentwood Brentwood | $20,215 |
| 3 | University City University City | $18,777 |
| 4 | Kansas City 33 Kansas City | $18,221 |
| 5 | St. Louis City St Louis | $17,843 |
| 6 | St. Charles R-Vi St Charles | $17,118 |
| 7 | Kc International Academy Kansas City | $16,936 |
| 8 | Confluence Academies St Louis | $16,908 |
| 9 | Normandy Schools Collaborative Saint Louis | $16,807 |
| 10 | Center 58 Kansas City | $16,648 |
| 11 | Crossroads Charter Schools Kansas City | $16,607 |
| 12 | Blue Eye R-V Blue Eye | $16,568 |
| 13 | Kipp: Endeavor Academy Kansas City | $16,484 |
| 14 | Guadalupe Centers Schools Kansas City | $16,404 |
| 15 | Pattonville R-Iii St Ann | $16,234 |
| 16 | Maplewood-Richmond Heights Maplewood | $16,200 |
| 17 | Momentum Academy St. Louis | $15,376 |
| 18 | Westran R-I Huntsville | $15,342 |
| 19 | Valley Park Valley Park | $15,324 |
| 20 | Lift for Life Academy St Louis | $15,214 |
| 21 | Kipp St Louis Public Schools St. Louis | $15,149 |
| 22 | West Platte Co. R-Ii Weston | $15,133 |
| 23 | Scotland Co. R-I Memphis | $14,751 |
| 24 | Grandview C-4 Grandview | $14,732 |
| 25 | Ladue St Louis | $14,618 |
| 26 | Frontier Schools Kansas City | $14,588 |
| 27 | Hancock Place St Louis | $14,507 |
| 28 | New Madrid Co. R-I New Madrid | $14,486 |
| 29 | Ste. Genevieve Co. R-Ii Ste Genevieve | $14,473 |
| 30 | Brookside Charter Sch. Kansas City | $14,456 |
| 31 | Hogan Preparatory Academy Kansas City | $14,269 |
| 32 | Premier Charter School St Louis | $14,185 |
| 33 | Raytown C-2 Raytown | $14,167 |
| 34 | Parkway C-2 Chesterfield | $14,102 |
| 35 | Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii Hazelwood | $14,049 |
| 36 | University Academy Kansas City | $13,961 |
| 37 | Park Hill Kansas City | $13,846 |
| 38 | North Kansas City 74 Kansas City | $13,738 |
| 39 | Columbia 93 Columbia | $13,719 |
| 40 | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis St. Louis | $13,596 |
| 41 | Springfield R-Xii Springfield | $13,404 |
| 42 | Kirkwood R-Vii Kirkwood | $13,358 |
| 43 | St. James R-I St James | $13,228 |
| 44 | Stockton R-I Stockton | $13,170 |
| 45 | South Callaway Co. R-Ii Mokane | $13,168 |
| 46 | Reeds Spring R-Iv Reeds Spring | $13,145 |
| 47 | Hickman Mills C-1 Kansas City | $13,110 |
| 48 | Hazelwood Florissant | $12,946 |
| 49 | Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii O'fallon | $12,920 |
| 50 | Orchard Farm R-V Saint Charles | $12,909 |
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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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.