Missouri · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Missouri

Schools in Missouri ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Hawthorn High School tops the list: its district, Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls, spends $32,938 per student, against a Missouri average of $14,087.

$32,938
per-student spend in Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls: $14,087
Missouri average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Hawthorn High SchoolSt. Louis · high	Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls	59	$32,938
2	Hawthorn MiddleSt. Louis · middle	Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls	53	$32,938
3	Kansas City Girls Prep AcademyKansas City · elementary	Kansas City Girls Prep Academy	111	$32,610
4	Bunceton Elem.Bunceton · other	Cooper Co. R-Iv	59	$29,826
5	Gordon Parks Elem.Kansas City · other	Gordon Parks Elem.	131	$29,700
6	Lutie HighTheodosia · other	Lutie R-Vi	58	$24,602
7	Shell Knob Elem.Shell Knob · other	Shell Knob 78	158	$24,201
8	Delasalle Charter High SchoolKansas City · high	Delasalle Charter School	196	$23,877
9	Adair Co. Elem.Brashear · elementary	Adair Co. R-Ii	73	$23,714
10	Adair Co. HighBrashear · other	Adair Co. R-Ii	71	$23,714
11	South CitySt Louis · other	Confluence Academies	838	$23,552
12	Old North AcademySt Louis · other	Confluence Academies	448	$23,552
13	Confluence Preparatory AcademySt Louis · high	Confluence Academies	442	$23,552
14	Grand Center Arts Academy HighSt. Louis · high	Confluence Academies	402	$23,552
15	Grand Center Arts Acad MiddleSt. Louis · middle	Confluence Academies	218	$23,552
16	Aspire AcademySt Louis · other	Confluence Academies	112	$23,552
17	Clayton HighClayton · high	Clayton	788	$23,526
18	Wydown MiddleClayton · middle	Clayton	604	$23,526
19	Meramec Elem.Clayton · elementary	Clayton	368	$23,526
20	Glenridge Elem.Clayton · elementary	Clayton	321	$23,526
21	Ralph M. Captain Elem.Clayton · elementary	Clayton	286	$23,526
22	La Salle Charter SchoolSt. Louis · middle	La Salle Charter School	115	$23,270
23	Kairos HighSt. Louis · high	Kairos Academies	287	$23,248
24	Kairos AcademiesSt. Louis · elementary	Kairos Academies	228	$23,248
25	Calhoun Elem.Calhoun · elementary	Calhoun R-Viii	58	$23,082
26	Gateway HighSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	860	$22,979
27	Roosevelt HighSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	734	$22,979
28	Vashon HighSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	621	$22,979
29	Mckinley Class. Leadership Ac.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	610	$22,979
30	Stix Early Childhood Ctr.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	472	$22,979
31	Miller Career AcademySt Louis · high	St. Louis City	430	$22,979
32	Gateway Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	426	$22,979
33	Compton-Drew Ilc MiddleSt Louis · middle	St. Louis City	419	$22,979
34	Mullanphy Botanical GardensSt Louis · other	St. Louis City	413	$22,979
35	Sumner HighSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	407	$22,979
36	Carr Lane Vpa MiddleSt Louis · middle	St. Louis City	396	$22,979
37	Mason Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	393	$22,979
38	Gateway MiddleSt Louis · middle	St. Louis City	382	$22,979
39	Busch Ms Character AthleticsSt Louis · middle	St. Louis City	361	$22,979
40	Buder Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	359	$22,979
41	Woerner Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	349	$22,979
42	Soldan International StudiesSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	337	$22,979
43	Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. StudiesSt Louis · other	St. Louis City	337	$22,979
44	Collegiate School of Med/BioSt. Louis · high	St. Louis City	332	$22,979
45	Nahed Chapman New American AcaSt. Louis · elementary	St. Louis City	332	$22,979
46	Earl Nance Sr. Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	321	$22,979
47	Woodward Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	319	$22,979
48	Metro HighSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	317	$22,979
49	Central Visual/Perf. Arts HighSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	314	$22,979
50	Mallinckrodt a.B.I. Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	313	$22,979
51	Wilkinson Early Childhood Ctr.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	304	$22,979
52	Yeatman-Liddell Middle SchoolSt Louis · middle	St. Louis City	300	$22,979
53	Long Middle Community Ed. Ctr.St Louis · middle	St. Louis City	290	$22,979
54	Acad of Entre Stdy@LouvertureSt. Louis · middle	St. Louis City	289	$22,979
55	Cole Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	283	$22,979
56	Hickey Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	273	$22,979
57	Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Ctr.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	272	$22,979
58	Washington MontessoriSt Louis · other	St. Louis City	266	$22,979
59	Laclede Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	264	$22,979
60	Mann Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	261	$22,979
61	Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. AcSt Louis · other	St. Louis City	260	$22,979
62	Oak Hill Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	256	$22,979
63	Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	243	$22,979
64	Lyon at Blow Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	243	$22,979
65	Beaumont Cte High SchoolSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	236	$22,979
66	Lexington Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	234	$22,979
67	Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. Ctr.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	216	$22,979
68	Carnahan MiddleSt.Louis · middle	St. Louis City	214	$22,979
69	Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. Ctr.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	206	$22,979
70	Hodgen Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	206	$22,979
71	Herzog Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	201	$22,979
72	Ashland Elem. and Br.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	199	$22,979
73	Monroe Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	181	$22,979
74	Froebel Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	178	$22,979
75	Bryan Hill Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	173	$22,979
76	Meramec Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	171	$22,979
77	Peabody Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	171	$22,979
78	Adams Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	171	$22,979
79	Henry Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	165	$22,979
80	Carnahan Sch. of the FutureSt Louis · high	St. Louis City	149	$22,979
81	Shenandoah Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	145	$22,979
82	Ames Visual/Perf. ArtsSt Louis · other	St. Louis City	131	$22,979
83	Jefferson Elem.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	125	$22,979
84	Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.St Louis · other	St. Louis City	122	$22,979
85	Humboldt Acad of Higher LrningSt. Louis · elementary	St. Louis City	108	$22,979
86	George Washington Carver ElemSt. Louis · other	St. Louis City	103	$22,979
87	Community Access Job TrainingSt Louis · other	St. Louis City	85	$22,979
88	Clarksburg Elem.Clarksburg · elementary	Clarksburg C-2	57	$22,741
89	Renick Elem.Renick · other	Renick R-V	80	$22,714
90	Mcgrath Elem.Brentwood · elementary	Brentwood	236	$22,646
91	Brentwood HighBrentwood · high	Brentwood	195	$22,646
92	Mark Twain Elem.Brentwood · elementary	Brentwood	173	$22,646
93	Brentwood MiddleBrentwood · middle	Brentwood	160	$22,646
94	Brentwood Early Childhd CenterBrentwood · other	Brentwood	83	$22,646
95	Pettis Co. Elem.Sedalia · other	Pettis Co. R-Xii	110	$22,575
96	Keytesville Elem.Keytesville · other	Keytesville R-Iii	80	$22,301
97	Laredo Elem.Laredo · other	Laredo R-Vii	51	$21,851
98	Ewing Marion Kauffman MiddleKansas City · elementary	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	559	$21,447
99	Ewing Marion Kauffman HighKansas City · high	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	402	$21,447
100	Lesterville High SchoolLesterville · other	Lesterville R-Iv	70	$21,350

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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