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 Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Hawthorn High School tops the list: its district, Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls, spends $27,375 per student, against a Missouri average of $12,931.

$27,375
per-student spend in Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls: $12,931
Missouri average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Hawthorn High School St. Louis · high	Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls	59	$27,375
2	Hawthorn Middle St. Louis · middle	Hawthorn Leadership Schl Girls	53	$27,375
3	Shell Knob Elem. Shell Knob · other	Shell Knob 78	158	$26,664
4	Gordon Parks Elem. Kansas City · other	Gordon Parks Elem.	131	$26,277
5	Kansas City Girls Prep Academy Kansas City · elementary	Kansas City Girls Prep Academy	111	$25,631
6	Richwoods Elem. Richwoods · other	Richwoods R-Vii	137	$22,788
7	Keytesville Elem. Keytesville · other	Keytesville R-Iii	80	$22,742
8	Clayton High Clayton · high	Clayton	788	$22,162
9	Wydown Middle Clayton · middle	Clayton	604	$22,162
10	Meramec Elem. Clayton · elementary	Clayton	368	$22,162
11	Glenridge Elem. Clayton · elementary	Clayton	321	$22,162
12	Ralph M. Captain Elem. Clayton · elementary	Clayton	286	$22,162
13	Clarksburg Elem. Clarksburg · elementary	Clarksburg C-2	57	$22,091
14	La Salle Charter School St. Louis · middle	La Salle Charter School	115	$21,804
15	Laredo Elem. Laredo · other	Laredo R-Vii	51	$21,738
16	Bunceton Elem. Bunceton · other	Cooper Co. R-Iv	59	$21,290
17	Adair Co. Elem. Brashear · elementary	Adair Co. R-Ii	73	$21,205
18	Adair Co. High Brashear · other	Adair Co. R-Ii	71	$21,205
19	Pettis Co. Elem. Sedalia · other	Pettis Co. R-Xii	110	$20,282
20	Mcgrath Elem. Brentwood · elementary	Brentwood	236	$20,215
21	Brentwood High Brentwood · high	Brentwood	195	$20,215
22	Mark Twain Elem. Brentwood · elementary	Brentwood	173	$20,215
23	Brentwood Middle Brentwood · middle	Brentwood	160	$20,215
24	Brentwood Early Childhd Center Brentwood · other	Brentwood	83	$20,215
25	Osborn Elem. Osborn · elementary	Osborn R-O	64	$20,191
26	Osborn High Osborn · other	Osborn R-O	63	$20,191
27	Grundy Co. High Galt · other	Grundy Co. R-V	68	$19,508
28	Grundy Co. Elem. Humphreys · other	Grundy Co. R-V	54	$19,508
29	Renick Elem. Renick · other	Renick R-V	80	$19,272
30	Marquand Elem. Marquand · other	Marquand-Zion R-Vi	72	$19,262
31	Marquand-Zion High Marquand · other	Marquand-Zion R-Vi	56	$19,262
32	Lesterville High School Lesterville · other	Lesterville R-Iv	70	$19,223
33	Lesterville Elementary Lesterville · other	Lesterville R-Iv	68	$19,223
34	Pemiscot Co. R-Iii Elem. Caruthersville · other	Pemiscot Co. R-Iii	116	$18,965
35	University City Sr. High University City · high	University City	874	$18,777
36	Brittany Woods University City · middle	University City	557	$18,777
37	Barbara Jordan Elem. University City · elementary	University City	386	$18,777
38	Flynn Park Elem. University City · elementary	University City	323	$18,777
39	Jackson Park Elem. University City · elementary	University City	304	$18,777
40	Pershing Elem. University City · elementary	University City	286	$18,777
41	Julia Goldstein Early Child. University City · other	University City	123	$18,777
42	Norborne High Norborne · other	Norborne R-Viii	80	$18,766
43	Norborne Elem. Norborne · other	Norborne R-Viii	71	$18,766
44	Lutie High Theodosia · other	Lutie R-Vi	58	$18,298
45	Miami Elem. Miami · other	Miami R-I	67	$18,296
46	East High School Kansas City · high	Kansas City 33	1,155	$18,221
47	Lincoln College Prep. Kansas City · high	Kansas City 33	997	$18,221
48	M. L. King Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	768	$18,221
49	Northeast High Kansas City · high	Kansas City 33	732	$18,221
50	Paseo Acad. of Performing Arts Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	669	$18,221
51	Northeast Middle School Kansas City · middle	Kansas City 33	607	$18,221
52	Foreign Language Academy Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	594	$18,221
53	Rogers Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	592	$18,221
54	Lincoln College Academy Middle Kansas City · middle	Kansas City 33	583	$18,221
55	Whittier Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	550	$18,221
56	Garfield Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	531	$18,221
57	Central High School Kansas City · high	Kansas City 33	519	$18,221
58	Southeast High School Kansas City · high	Kansas City 33	498	$18,221
59	Primitivo Garcia Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	494	$18,221
60	B. Banneker Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	487	$18,221
61	Carver Dual Language School Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	468	$18,221
62	Gladstone Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	406	$18,221
63	Trailwoods Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	388	$18,221
64	Phillis Wheatley Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	386	$18,221
65	Central Middle School Kansas City · middle	Kansas City 33	375	$18,221
66	Ac Prep Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	366	$18,221
67	John T. Hartman Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	360	$18,221
68	Holliday Montessori Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	360	$18,221
69	Hale Cook Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	344	$18,221
70	George Melcher Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	341	$18,221
71	James Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	328	$18,221
72	Wendell Phillips Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	324	$18,221
73	Faxon Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	322	$18,221
74	Pitcher Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	252	$18,221
75	Border Star Montessori Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	251	$18,221
76	Troost Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	251	$18,221
77	Longfellow Elementary Kansas City · other	Kansas City 33	231	$18,221
78	The Biome St. Louis · elementary	The Biome	167	$18,102
79	Delasalle Charter High School Kansas City · high	Delasalle Charter School	196	$18,043
80	Gateway High St Louis · high	St. Louis City	860	$17,843
81	Roosevelt High St Louis · high	St. Louis City	734	$17,843
82	Vashon High St Louis · high	St. Louis City	621	$17,843
83	Mckinley Class. Leadership Ac. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	610	$17,843
84	Stix Early Childhood Ctr. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	472	$17,843
85	Miller Career Academy St Louis · high	St. Louis City	430	$17,843
86	Gateway Elem. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	426	$17,843
87	Compton-Drew Ilc Middle St Louis · middle	St. Louis City	419	$17,843
88	Mullanphy Botanical Gardens St Louis · other	St. Louis City	413	$17,843
89	Sumner High St Louis · high	St. Louis City	407	$17,843
90	Carr Lane Vpa Middle St Louis · middle	St. Louis City	396	$17,843
91	Mason Elem. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	393	$17,843
92	Gateway Middle St Louis · middle	St. Louis City	382	$17,843
93	Busch Ms Character Athletics St Louis · middle	St. Louis City	361	$17,843
94	Buder Elem. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	359	$17,843
95	Woerner Elem. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	349	$17,843
96	Soldan International Studies St Louis · high	St. Louis City	337	$17,843
97	Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies St Louis · other	St. Louis City	337	$17,843
98	Collegiate School of Med/Bio St. Louis · high	St. Louis City	332	$17,843
99	Nahed Chapman New American Aca St. Louis · elementary	St. Louis City	332	$17,843
100	Earl Nance Sr. Elem. St Louis · other	St. Louis City	321	$17,843

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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